Occurrence
Tufa is common in many parts of the world. Some notable deposits include:
- Pyramid Lake, Nevada, USA – tufa formations
- Mono Lake, California, USA – tufa columns
- Trona Pinnacles, California, USA – tufa columns
- North Dock Tufa, United Kingdom
- Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
- Various parts of Armenia, such as Ashtarak
- The southwestern coastline of Western Australia
Some sources suggest that "tufa" was used as the primary building material for most of the châteaux of the Loire Valley, France. This results from a mis-translation of the terms "tuffeau jaune" and "tuffeau blanc", which are porous varieties of the Late Cretaceous marine limestone known as chalk.
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