calcareous tufa

American  

noun

1. tufa.

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Etymology

Origin of calcareous tufa

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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calcareous tufa

It is in this calcareous tufa alone that fossil animal remains have yet been found.

From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi by Waller, Horace

"It's calcareous tufa I'm a-wearing, wove on me by exudation and accretion in the past two thousand years."

From Tales of the Chesapeake by Townsend, George Alfred

What is the origin of travertine or calcareous tufa?

From Geology by Geikie, James

We walked to the borders on a mass of calcareous tufa, and we saw that this substance had even encrusted the reeds on the shore. 

From Consolations in Travel or, the Last Days of a Philosopher by Morley, Henry

The valley, which gradually widens, is bordered with hills of calcareous tufa, called here tierra blanca.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina