calcareous tufa
noun
Origin of calcareous tufa
1First recorded in 1810–20
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How to use calcareous tufa in a sentence
Its bed is composed of calcareous tufa, chiefly the remains of reeds and mosses, forming a beautiful succession of cascades.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerThe exterior was entirely of calcareous tufa of Tivoli, called travertine, a fine hard and white stone.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II) | Charles BuckeThe formation is soft calcareous tufa, such as forms the bottom of all this basin.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneLarge patches of these flats are covered with white calcareous tufa resting on perfectly horizontal strata of trap.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneThe fossil bones which lie in the calcareous tufa of this region will yet, we hope, reveal the ancient fauna.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David Livingstone
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