tuff

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A rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel
A rock composed of the finer kinds of volcanic detritus, usually fused together by heat
Used loosely as a collective term for all consolidated pyroclastic rocks
Relatively soft, porous rock that is usually formed by the compaction and cementation of volcanic ash or dust. Tuff may vary greatly not only in texture but also in chemical and mineralogical composition. In some eruptions, foaming magma wells to the surface as an emulsion of hot gases and incandescent particles; the shredded pumice-like material spreads swiftly, even over gentle slopes, as a glowing avalanche (nuée ardente) that may move many miles at speeds of 100 mph (160 kph)
A rock formed of compacted volcanic fragments
Same as Tufa
Rock composed of volcanic particles, ranging from ash size to small pebble size, compacted or cemented or welded to a firm, consolidated state
The general term for consolidated pyroclastic debris
A lithified volcanic ash
A consolidated form of volcanic ash (qv) or lapilli (qv)
a rock composed of pyroclastic fragments and ash See also welded tuff
An igneous rock composed of tephra that has been compacted and cemented together
hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash
a general term for all consolidated pyroclastic rocks, but usually referring to the finer-grained variety; the coarser variety usually is called volcanic breccia
consolidated volcanic ash
Term used for volcanic ash that has been consolidated and cemented
Deposits of volcanic ash that have formed a crust-like layer over the underlying land
strata of volcanic ash
{i} volcanic rock made from ash and cinders
-Volcanic rock of compacted medium to fine-grained pyroclastic material
A term applied to compacted deposits of the fine materials ejected from volcanoes, such as more or less cemented dust and cinders Tuffs are more or less stratified and in various states of consolidation They are prevalent in the Mediterranean area
tuff

    Türkische aussprache

    tʌf

    Aussprache

    /ˈtəf/ /ˈtʌf/

    Etymologie

    [ 't&f ] (noun.) 1815. Middle French tuf, from Old Italian tufo.
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