calcareous tufa

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Origin of calcareous tufa

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby calcareous tufa

calcaneum, calcaneus, calcar, calcarate, calcareous, calcareous tufa, calcariferous, calced, calceiform, calceolaria, calceolate

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 Palmer
The 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 Bucke
The formation is soft calcareous tufa, such as forms the bottom of all this basin.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone
Large 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 Livingstone

The 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