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tuff

Relatively soft, porous rock that is usually formed by the compaction and cementation of volcanic ash or dust. Tuff may vary greatly not only in texture but also in chemical and mineralogical composition. In some eruptions, foaming magma wells to the surface as an emulsion of hot gases and incandescent particles; the shredded pumice-like material spreads swiftly, even over gentle slopes, as a glowing avalanche (nuée ardente) that may move many miles at speeds of 100 mph (160 kph).

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Tuff
Jan 01, 2003; Tuff Tuffs are volcanic igneous rocks composed mostly of compacted volcanic ash and sand (particles less than 0.16 in [4 mm] in...
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TUFF SHED, Inc. Earns Industry Praise and Posts Record-Breaking Sales Throughout 2004; TUFF SHED Continues Its Winning Streak Being Named Colorado Company of the Year and Surpassing $100 Million in Annual Sales by the End of Q3.
Oct 05, 2004; DENVER, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver-based TUFF SHED, Inc., today announced a record setting third quarter, capping a summer of...
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TUFF SHED, Inc. Acquires Rival Wood Master, Inc.
Feb 09, 2004; DENVER, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver-based TUFF SHED, Inc. has finalized an agreement to purchase rival storage building and...
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TUFF-N-DRI gives builder customers bonus space. (includes related article on one builder's reasons for preferring TUFF-N-DRI's products)(1998 Professional Leader)
Sep 01, 1998; Builders choose unique system. In a tacit acknowledgment of the uniqueness of the TUFF-N-DRI[R] Basement Waterproofing System,...
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Energetic aspects related to heavy metals adsorption on the surface of volcanic tuff: I. The influence of activation parameters in [Cu.sup.2+] adsorption.
Apr 01, 2005; Abstract: The article develops some physico-chemical aspects presented along of copper ions adsorption in treatment of...
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