"tuffite" meaning in English

See tuffite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tuffites [plural]
Etymology: tuff + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tuff|ite}} tuff + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuffite (plural tuffites)
  1. (petrology) A rock predominantly but not solely composed of pyroclastic fragments. Wikipedia link: tuffite Categories (topical): Petrology

Inflected forms

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