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Tuffeau stone — in French,
simply tuffeau or
tufeau — is a
local limestone of the
Loire Valley of France. It is
characterized as a
chalky or sandy, fine-grained...
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cellars were
built in the
region from
caves created from the
excavation of
tuffeau rocks used to
build the Châteaux of the
Loire Valley. The cold, steady...
- Valley, France. This
results from a mis-translation of the
terms "
tuffeau jaune" and "
tuffeau blanc",
which are
porous varieties of the Late
Cretaceous marine...
- The "
Tuffeau" de Saint-Omer is a
geologic formation in
northern France. The
sandstones of the formation,
named after Saint-Omer,
preserve bird and primate...
- area is a
variety of
limestone with
excellent drainage that is
known as
tuffeau which is the same
material used to
build many of the
famous Loire Valley...
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France until 1589.
Houses in
Saumur are
constructed almost exclusively of
Tuffeau stone. The
caves dug to
excavate the
stone are now
often used as commercial...
- historiques, the 19th-ranked
French city. Most of the old
buildings were made of
tuffeau stone (a light,
easily sculpted sandstone typical of the
Loire Valley)...
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medieval Château du
Rivau close to
Chinon which were
built of the
local tuffeau stone. The Château de
Chenonceau is a
French château
spanning the river...
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perceived between wines made from
grapes grown in
gravel terraces versus tuffeau slopes. The
grape is
highly yield sensitive, with over-cropping producing...
- The
Tuffeau jaune de
Touraine is a
geologic formation in France. It
preserves fossils dating back to the
Cretaceous period.
Earth sciences portal France...
