a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime
Also called: calc-tufa
Derived forms
tufaceous (tjuːˈfeɪʃəs)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from Italian tufo, from Late Latin tōfus
Examples of 'calc-tufa' in a sentence
calc-tufa
Travertine and calc-tufa are created by different genetic processes and thus cannot be considered equivalent.
Branko Crnković , Francesco Poggi 1995, 'TRAVERTINE THE RESTORATION STONE FOR THE ZAGREB CATHEDRAL', Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornikhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=20919&lang=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)