tufa in Chinese
tufa in Chinese is 石灰華 — tufa means a soft, chalky rock formed when minerals settle out of water, for example from a hot spring.
tufa in Chinese
石灰華
Pronounced: shí huī huá
Calcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such as a hot spring.
What does "tufa" mean?
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noun A soft, chalky rock formed when minerals settle out of water, for example from a hot spring.
"Resedimented tufas also contribute where erosion has washed detritus from other hillside tufa deposits."
- noun A type of rock formed from volcanic ash, also called tuff.
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- Resedimented tufas also contribute where erosion has washed detritus from other hillside tufa deposits.
- The tufas at Tianshengqiao have different shapes in different development stages and in different structural sections.
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What is "tufa" in Chinese?
"tufa" in Chinese is 石灰華. tufa means: A soft, chalky rock formed when minerals settle out of water, for example from a hot spring.
How do you pronounce 石灰華?
"tufa" in Chinese is 石灰華, pronounced "shí huī huá".
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