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Definition of Calc-tufa
1. Noun. A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calc-tufa
Literary usage of Calc-tufa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries: Including by James Dwight Dana (1854)
"Fluor, calc tufa, barytes. HIGH ISLAND, (in the St. Lawrence). — Tourmaline,
PAMELIA. ... Calc spar, nuor spar, pyrites, galena, blende, calc tufa. ..."
2. Manual of Mineralogy: Including Observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of by James Dwight Dana (1877)
"AI>AM£,—Floor, calc tufa, ... agaric mineral, calc tufa, celestine. [This county
adjoins St. Lawrence Co., and the localities of Rossie, ..."
3. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana, James Dwight Dana (1877)
"Agaric mineral, calc tufa. ... agaric mineral, calc tufa, celestite. WILNA.—One
mile north of Natural Bridge, ..."
4. Manual of Mineralogy and Lithology: Containing the Elements of the Science by James Dwight Dana (1886)
"Tremolite, agaric mineral, calc tufa, celestite. LEWIS CO.—DIANA (localities
mostly near junction of crystalline and sedimentary rocks, and within two miles ..."
5. Manual of Mineralogy and Lithology: Containing the Elements of the Science by James Dwight Dana (1884)
"NEW CONNECTICUT.—Sphene, brown phlogopite. PHILADELPHIA.—Garnets on Indian River,
in the village. PAMELIA.—Agaric mineral, calc tufa. ..."
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