tuf

Also known as volcanic tuff

batuan yang terbentuk dari abu vulkanik hasil letusan gunung api yang kemudian mengeras

AI overview

Tuff is a type of rock formed from volcanic ash that has been compacted and sometimes fused together by heat. It has been used historically as a building material, as seen in structures ranging from Etruscan tombs to houses in volcanic regions like Germany and the American Southwest.

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In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, tuf is referenced by 2,199 other articles, and connects out to Saxony, igneous rock and basalt.

It is catalogued under the topic Tuff.

Its subject is documented across 59 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Rock.name: Tuff
Rock.type: Igneous
Rock.image: Guadalupe Tuff.jpg
Rock.caption: Tuff from the Guadalupe Formation in Luzon, Philippines
Rock.composition: Volcanic ash
Rock.composition_secondary: Quartz, feldspars (sanidine, anorthoclase, plagioclase), biotite, pyroxene (augite), hornblende, and magnetite
Rock.class: Mafic to felsic
Rock.texture: Pyroclastic or Eutaxitic