Home >  Term: tufa
tufa

A chemical sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate, formed by evaporation as a surficial, spongy, porous, semifriable incrustation around the mouth of a hot or cold spring or seep, or along a stream carrying calcium carbonate in solution, and exceptionally as a thick, bulbous, concretionary or compact deposit in a lake or along its shore. It may also be precipitated by algae or bacteria. The hard, dense variety is travertine. The term is rarely applied to a similar deposit consisting of silica. It is not to be confused with tuff. Etymol: Italian tufo. Compare: sinter petrified moss.

0 0

Penulis

  • ed.young
  • (Milwaukee, United States)

  •  (V.I.P) 21084 poin
  • 100% positive feedback
© 2024 CSOFT International, Ltd.