Quelltuff

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,31%,31%,4%)
Color RGB
R: 245 G: 170 B: 170
Rank
unconsolidated deposit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Quelltuff
Français
Tuf calcaire
Italiano
Tufo calcareo
English
Calcareous tufa

Description

Description

meist beige-grauer

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Metamorphism
non metamorphic

Material and varia

Images
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  • Tuf calcaire de Corpataux

    Name Origin

    Carrière de la Tuffière, au nord de Corpataux (FR)

    Rank
    lithostratigraphic unit
    Status
    local name (informal)
    In short

    Tuf calcaire beige à gris clair, très poreux.

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