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tufos

English translation: tuffs

22:24 Apr 14, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: tufos
El Volcánico Lavasen consiste principalmente de bancos macizos de piroclásticos grisáceos. La litología predominante es un tufo dacítico ó riolítico, y en menor proporción brechas y tufos andesíticos. Los derrames son poco comunes. Los volcánicos lavasen alcanzan un grosor máximo de 1,500m. y tentativamente se los ubica en el Pérmico medio.
Patricia Gutiérrez
Local time: 12:57
English translation:tuffs
Explanation:
andesitic sandstone andesitic siltstone andesitic volcaniclastic rocks andesitic-to-dacitic tuff anorthosite apatite-pyrite quartzite aplite arenaceous ...
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3 +6tuffs
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3lavas
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2 +1tufa
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lavas


Explanation:
Usually lavas are referred to as rhyolitic or dacitic

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-04-14 22:33:31 GMT)
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Although dacitic-to-rhyolitic lavas typically erupt from stratovolcanoes, they are not as abundant as andesite lava. Instead, felsic eruptions from ...



    www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/andesiterhyolite_lava.html - 11k -
Casey Young
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tuffs


Explanation:
andesitic sandstone andesitic siltstone andesitic volcaniclastic rocks andesitic-to-dacitic tuff anorthosite apatite-pyrite quartzite aplite arenaceous ...


Casey Young
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agree  Bubo Coroman (X): Tuff (from the Italian "tufo") is a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash ejected from vents during a volcanic eruption. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuff
3 mins
agree  Rachel Fell
52 mins
agree  Sandra Rodriguez
8 hrs
agree  Sandra Holt
9 hrs
agree  Sheila Hardie
12 hrs
agree  Enrique Espinosa: tuffs = tobas o tufos (prefiero tobas). I agree with Deborah as well
1 day 4 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tufa


Explanation:
my guess is that this is the same as the French tuffeau (a pale -coloured stone) which we call tufa.

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Château de ChenonceauA cleaning has given back to the soft Val de Loire tufa its original colour. Within the castle, a ew lightning of the hall and the kitchens highlights the ...
www.chenonceau.com/media/gb/histoire_conserv.php - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

Grape Escapes Wine Lovers' Holidays to the LoireFollowing this visit, you will cross the Loire to Azay les Riddeau for a buffet lunch in the Tufa stone cellars of a local producer. ...
www.grapeescapes.net/loire/loiredetails.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

The Loire, a UNESCO World Heritage siteThe white stone which gives the towns and villages of the banks of the Loire their sparkle is known as tufa. It leaves its impression on the minds of those ...
www.westernloire.com/en/vsaimez/default.asp?idt=8&idst=52 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages

Tufa - The monument - CASTLE-MUSEUM - Nantes' CastleSafeguarding the tufa stone was a major aspect of the restoration. The delicate Loire tufa, the outstanding feature of the 15th and 16th century buildings, ...
www.chateau-nantes.fr/en/castle/the_monument/tuffeau/ - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

Holiday France Direct - Western Loire - Maine et Loire - (8 miles ...Traditional Tufa-stone 3 Bedroom House (LL002203). 8 miles Saumur - Maine et Loire - Western Loire Postal location 49730, Montsoreau ...
www.holidayfrancedirect.co.uk/Western_Loire_Holidays/Maine_... - 46k - Cached - Similar pages

About The Loire Valley wineA more continental climate, summers are hot but short. The soil is a mixture of limestone, sand and chalk, known as "Tufa". Grapes. The Loire has a large ...
www.wine-pages.com/regions/loireexp.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

Bed and breakfast in châteaux and mansions. Château weekend in ...The property comprises several dwellings in white Loire tufa stone, situated around a large, shady, flowery courtyard. Rooms with period furnishings and ...
www.bienvenueauchateau.com/index.php?target=fiche&idProprie... - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

Saumur in the Loire Valley FranceA beautiful white town built in the chalky white tufa stone that is characteristic of the Loire Valley. Saumur is a beautiful town with a magnificent ...
www.loireholiday.com/saumur.htm - 5k


Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:57
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Casey Young: in English it is tuff, not tufa
3 mins
  -> tuff = tufa. Used a lot in property descriptions in the Loire, where | used to sell them
agree  Rachel Fell: that's what I was thinking, but tufa is limestone http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-88853/calcareous-sinter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufa;on re-readiing my Chambers (rather than late at night) see you're right;haven't time for more geol. just now;-)
1 hr
  -> yes, it is a type of limestone. This was a bit of a long shot, late at night - hence the low CR, but according to Chambers, tufa IS tuff!
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