57 Busting Tuff
Putting the old geology pick to work. Cori and I brought back from Arizona some volcanic tuff (collected in Fossil Creek Canyon) to give to her students. I offered to create more "pieces" to share.
This is Tuff
From an explosive volcanic eruption maybe 15 million years ago. In Arizona. Well, before there was an arizona.
Bazalttufa, Kissomlyó - Public domain book illustration
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Riolit tuff, Sárszentmiklós - Public domain book illustration
Riolit tuff, Miocene, 19 million years SárszentmiklósMagyar: Biotit csillámos, horzsaköves, összesült riolittufa, gyulakeszi riolittufa formáció, 19 millió év, miocén, Sárszentmiklósról
Tufit, Tihany - Public domain book illustration
Tuffite from Tihany, Hungary. This rock is of Late Pannonian (Pliocene) age, formed 3.5 million years ago. Tuffite is a type of tuff. This rock is on display at the Hungarian rocks collection at Hegyestű Geolo... More