calc-tuff Min.
(ˈkælkˈtʌf)
[see calc-.]
A porous deposit of carbonate of lime, formed by the waters of calcareous springs; calcareous tufa.
| 1822 Mrs. Lowry Convers. Min. II. 265 Acidiferous Earthy Minerals..Calc-tuff. 1857 Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xx. (1876) 420 Calc-tuff..is an open, porous, and somewhat earthy deposition of carbonate of lime from calcareous springs. 1863 Watts Dict. Chem. I. 722 Calctuff, an alluvial form of carbonate of calcium. |