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tufaceous, a.|tuː-, tjuːˈfeɪʃəs|
[f. prec. + -aceous.]
Having the nature or texture of tufa; consisting of tufa.
(Chiefly used of non-volcanic formations: cf. tuffaceous.)
1811Pinkerton Petralogy I. 518 Wallerius would perhaps have called it a tufaceous limestone. 1851Woodward Mollusca 142 The tufaceous deposits of petrifying wells. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. vii. 131 The tufaceous accumulations round the craters of..volcanoes. |