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Definition of Tufas

Tufa
Tufa Tu"fa, [It. fufo soft, sandy stone, L. tofus, tophus. Cf. Tofus, Toph, and Tophin.] (Min.) (a) A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous; -- called also calcareous tufa. (b) A friable volcanic rock or conglomerate, formed of consolidated cinders, or scoria.

Meaning of Tufas from wikipedia

- composed of organic material (leaf litter, branches etc.). Lacustrine tufas are generally formed at the periphery of lakes and built-up phytoherms (freshwater...
- Caerwys Tufa is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales. Tufa, a very soft limestone that was once used to...
- Tufa may refer to: Tufa, a variety of limestone Tufa, Germanic warrior active in 5th century Italy North Dock Tufa, petrified tufa formation in Sunderland...
- Mestawet Tufa (Amharic: መስታወት ቱፋ; born 14 September 1983 in Arsi) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She was the winner of the women's 10,000 metres...
- Queen Tufa (Chinese: 禿髮王后; personal name unknown) (died 423) was a queen of the Xianbei-led Chinese Western Qin dynasty. Her husband was Qifu Chipan (Prince...
- Tufa (? - 492/493) was a Germanic warrior active in 5th century Italy. The name Tufa is East Germanic, and it is possible that he was Rugian. He was a...
- "Ikaite, CaCO3̇6H2O, precursor of the thinolites in the Quaternary tufas and tufa mounds of the Lahontan and Mono Lake Basins, western United States"...
- The Tufa Bridges are two bridges made of tufa stone located in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1908 by George W. Burke, the bridges...
- others. At 200 metres (660 ft), the Kadishi Tufa waterfall is the second tallest tufa waterfall on earth. A tufa waterfall is formed when water running over...
- Tufa Rutan or Tufa Nutan (Chinese: 禿髮傉檀; 365–415), formally Prince Jing of (Southern) Liang) ((南)涼景王), was the last prince of the Xianbei-led Chinese Southern...