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It is calcium-carbonate dissolved by acidic ground-water, precipitated from the solution when the water emerges from the spring. Tufa is related to stalactites and stalagmites but of coarser, often softer, physical texture.
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Tufa is formed when calcium-rich groundwater interacts with carbonate minerals, typically limestone or dolomite, and precipitates out calcite. This process usually occurs in caves, hot springs, or desert springs where the water flows or seeps to the surface, depositing layers of tufa over time.
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What rock is formed when limestone is metamorphosed?
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What Hawaiian islands formed first?
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deoposition
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Is tufa dead?
Tufa is a rock, that just may be dead im not sure you should ask him or eat him your choice. :)
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What is tufa used for?
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Is tufa clastic chemical or organic?
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