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Crystal tuff

A rock subtype
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Crystal tuff

Ustica, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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Rhyolitic crystal tuff

Wharewaka, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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Crystal tuff

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Crystal tuff

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
06162290017272264551938.jpg
Crystal tuff

Ustica, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
09878320017272472736485.jpg
Rhyolitic crystal tuff

Wharewaka, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
06498070017272472749894.jpg
Crystal tuff

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
07064630017272472757490.jpg
Crystal tuff

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Crystal tuff

Ustica, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
09878320017272472736485.jpg
Rhyolitic crystal tuff

Wharewaka, Lake Taupo, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
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About Crystal tuffHide

Tuff with mostly Crystal clasts.
An indurated deposit of volcanic ash dominantly composed of intratelluric crystals and crystal fragments.

Compare with: lithic tuff, vitric tuff


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
48594
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48594:2

Classification of Crystal tuffHide

Sub-divisions of Crystal tuffHide

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