tufaceousadj.
/t(j)uːˈfeɪʃəs/, /t(j)ʊˈfeɪʃəs/, /tʃʊˈfeɪʃəs/, U.S. /t(j)uˈfeɪʃəs/ Having the nature or texture of tufa; consisting of tufa. Chiefly used of non-volcanic formations: cf. tuffaceous adj.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > calcareous tuff
tophaceous1672
tophous1756
tophic1789
tufaceous1811
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [adjective] > volcanic > volcanic tuff
tufa1777
tufaceous1876
tuffaceous1882
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 518 Wallerius would perhaps have called it a tufaceous limestone.
1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 142 The tufaceous deposits of petrifying wells.
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) vii. 131 The tufaceous accumulations round the craters of..volcanoes.
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