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tufa — [to͞o′fə, tyo͞o′fə] n. [It tufo, tufa, kind of porous stone < L tofus, tuff, tufa] any of various sedimentary rocks, as travertine, made up of deposits of calcium carbonate formed by evaporation or precipitation in or near a cave, spring, lake … English World dictionary
Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve — Mono Lake s South Tufa a … Wikipedia
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Monguor people — ( Monguor / Tu ) Alternative Names: Donghu (Tangut), Xianbei, White Mongols ( Chaghan Monguor ), and Tu Total population 241,198 (2000 Census) … Wikipedia
List of the mosses of Britain and Ireland — This is a list of the mosses of Britain and Ireland:* Abietinella abietina Fir Tamarisk moss * Acaulon muticum Rounded Pygmy moss * Acaulon triquetrum Triangular Pygmy moss * Aloina aloides Common Aloe moss * Aloina ambigua Tall Aloe moss *… … Wikipedia
Mendip Hills — Coordinates: 51°18′N 2°44′W / 51.3°N 2.733°W / 51.3; 2.733 … Wikipedia
Sequoia National Park — IUCN Category II (National Park) Giant sequoia trees in the Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park … Wikipedia
travertine — 1. Hard calcareous mineral deposited by flowing water, that is the same as the calcareous variety of sinter and comparable to the softer tufa. The term is normally used only for deposits formed outside caves, where plants and algae cause the… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Karst topography — is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. Due to subterranean drainage, there may be very limited surface water, even to the absence of all rivers and… … Wikipedia
Rome — /rohm/, n. 1. Harold (Jacob), born 1908, U.S. lyricist and composer. 2. Italian, Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the… … Universalium
