Home
Compare Rocks


Jasperoid and Tuff Definition


Tuff and Jasperoid Definition


Definition

Definition
Jasperoid is a rare, peculiar type of metasomatic alteration of rocks   
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption   

History
  
  

Origin
USA   
Italy   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From silica, the main mineral content of Jasperoid   
From a Latin word tophous then in Italian tufo and finally tuff   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Volcanic   

Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

Texture >>
<< Summary

Definition of Jasperoid and Tuff

The general Jasperoid and Tuff definition can be stated as: Jasperoid is a rare, peculiar type of metasomatic alteration of rocks. On the other hand, Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Along with definition of Jasperoid and Tuff, get to know about Properties of Jasperoid and Tuff. Get to know more information about Jasperoid and Tuff origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

Compare Sedimentary Rocks

History of Jasperoid and Tuff

The history of Jasperoid and Tuff gives information about where the rock was found and who was its discoverer. Almost each and every aspect of Earth's history is recorded in rocks be it the volcanoes which were erupted or the plants, animals and organisms which are now extinct, as rocks are present from millions of years.

Jasperoid and Tuff Origin and Discoverer

Jasperoid and Tuff definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Jasperoid and Tuff. In this section, you will know about Jasperoid and Tuff Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Jasperoid is USA whereas Origin of Tuff is Italy. It is interesting to know the name of Jasperoid and Tuff discoverer. The discoverer of Jasperoid and Tuff are Unknown.

Etymology of Jasperoid and Tuff

Along with Jasperoid and Tuff definition, know more about the etymology of Jasperoid and Tuff. Etymology of Jasperoid and Tuff gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Jasperoid and Formation of Tuff. The etymology of Jasperoid is From silica, the main mineral content of Jasperoid while that of Tuff is From silica, the main mineral content of Jasperoid. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Jasperoid belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Tuff belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Jasperoid and Tuff are listed below.

For Jasperoid,

For Tuff,

Fossil Rocks

Fossil Rocks

» More Fossil Rocks

Compare Sedimentary Rocks

» More Compare Sedimentary Rocks