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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A porous, calcareous mineral formed by hot springs, dry lakes or ground water deposits. Tufa is a microcrystalline type of [ | + | A porous, calcareous mineral formed by hot springs, dry lakes or ground water deposits. Tufa is a microcrystalline type of [[limestone|limestone]] that has been used occasionally since ancient times for sculptures (Mayer 1969). See [[travertine|travertine]] and tuffaceous limestone. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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calc-tufa; calc-tuff; calcareous tufa; tufa limestone; tuffeau (Fr.); tufo calcário (Port.); Kalktuff (Deut.); tuf (Ned.) | calc-tufa; calc-tuff; calcareous tufa; tufa limestone; tuffeau (Fr.); tufo calcário (Port.); Kalktuff (Deut.); tuf (Ned.) | ||
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* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | ||
Latest revision as of 10:51, 22 August 2020
Description
A porous, calcareous mineral formed by hot springs, dry lakes or ground water deposits. Tufa is a microcrystalline type of Limestone that has been used occasionally since ancient times for sculptures (Mayer 1969). See Travertine and tuffaceous limestone.
Synonyms and Related Terms
calc-tufa; calc-tuff; calcareous tufa; tufa limestone; tuffeau (Fr.); tufo calcário (Port.); Kalktuff (Deut.); tuf (Ned.)
Resources and Citations
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 70
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Luciana and Tiziano Mannoni, Marble: the history of a culture, Facts on File Publications
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- A.Lucas, J.R.Harris, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries, Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 4th edition, 1962
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998