Tufa

This article is about the calcareous rock. For the volcanic rock also called "tufa", see Tuff.
For other uses, see Tufa (disambiguation).
Tufa columns at Mono Lake, California

Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of water in unheated rivers or lakes. Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar (but less porous) carbonate deposits, which are known as travertine or thermogene travertine. Tufa is sometimes referred to as meteogene travertine.[1]

  1. ^ Pentecost, A. (2005). Travertine. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group. ISBN 1-4020-3523-3.