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Talc carbonate and Tuff Definition


Tuff and Talc carbonate Definition


Definition

Definition
Talc carbonate is nothing but a rock sequence or a mineral composition found in metamorphic ultramafic rocks.   
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption   

History
  
  

Origin
China, USA, Middle east   
Italy   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From medieval Latin, talcum   
From a Latin word tophous then in Italian tufo and finally tuff   

Class
Metamorphic Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Volcanic   

Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

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Definition of Talc carbonate and Tuff

The general Talc carbonate and Tuff definition can be stated as: Talc carbonate is nothing but a rock sequence or a mineral composition found in metamorphic ultramafic 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 Talc carbonate and Tuff, get to know about Properties of Talc carbonate and Tuff. Get to know more information about Talc carbonate and Tuff origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Talc carbonate and Tuff

The history of Talc carbonate 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.

Talc carbonate and Tuff Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Talc carbonate and Tuff

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

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