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Tuff

earth science Maturity 11-13

Tuff is a special rock.

Bandelier-Pockmarked Cliff.jpg
Bandelier-Pockmarked Cliff.jpg
It comes from ash in a volcano. The ash settles and turns hard.
Moai Rano raraku.jpg
Moai Rano raraku.jpg
People use it to build houses and big statues. It is a soft rock. Do you want to find some?

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File:Bandelier-Pockmarked Cliff.jpg
Bandelier-Pockmarked Cliff.jpg
File:Tufo Necropoli della Banditaccia.JPG
Tufo Necropoli della Banditaccia.JPG
File:Tuffstein Haus.jpg
Tuffstein Haus.jpg
File:Tuff shards.jpg
Tuff shards.jpg
File:Diamond Head Hawaii From Round Top Rd.JPG
Diamond Head Hawaii From Round Top Rd.JPG
File:Moai Rano raraku.jpg
Moai Rano raraku.jpg
File:Servian Wall-Termini Station.jpg
Servian Wall-Termini Station.jpg
File:Petrie Bight Retaining Wall, Queen Street, Brisbane 03.jpg
Petrie Bight Retaining Wall, Queen...
File:Pilar Formation outcrop.jpg
Pilar Formation outcrop.jpg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.7 | Vital Level 4