Tufa
Virtual Museum ID: 19-KM11
Specimen Summary
Tufa is limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of ambient temperature water. Composed of calcium carbonate formed by evaporation as a surficial, spongy, porous, semi-friable incrustation around the mouth of a hot or cold spring. Tufa can also form along a stream carrying calcium carbonate and exceptionally as a thick, bulbous, concretionary or compact deposit in a lake or along the shore.
Specimen Data
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Collection Details
Original Collection:
Kootenay Star Mining Museum (KM)Sub Collection:
-Collection ID:
KM_11Virtual Museum ID:
19-KM11Accessibility:
On displayDate Added to VM:
2019-06-10Location Information
Sample Origin:
Kaslo, B.C.Specific Site:
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506731UTM Northing:
5528856Datum:
11 (NAD 83)Coordinate Accuracy:
Specimen Details
VM Category:
RockPrimary Features:
TufaPrimary Mineral Formula:
CaCO3Primary Category:
carbonateSecondary Features:
Advanced Geological Information
The following section provides geological data relating to the specimen or the site it was collected from, when available. Information has been obtained from various sources including private and government datasets but may not be up to date. Any geological time periods or ages listed often relate to the primary geology of the area, and may not be the actual date of an event such as mineral formation.
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