: a rock composed of the finer kinds of volcanic detritus usually fused together by heat
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What did that earth remember, that patch of chalky Pleistocene tuff full of the petrified remains of pre-people and their stone hand axes?
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Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
At Punta Papa, divers can explore a WWII shipwreck, while, closer to the harbor, the Grotte di Pilato is an impressive series of tunnels and fish ponds carved into the tuff by ancient Romans, who used them to breed moray eels.
—Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
The hotel’s 46 quiet-luxury accommodations occupy grottoes carved over centuries by wind and erosion, including five suites set within a 19th-century residence hewn from soft volcanic tuff for the pastor of nearby Aziz Georgios Church—a reminder of the region’s Christian and Byzantine heritage.
—Cynthia Rosenfeld, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
The soils throughout Arrowhead Mountain are mostly rhyolitic tuff, a light, fluffy volcanic rock that’s distinct from the iron-rich basalt that is common throughout other areas of the Mayacamas range.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
At Punta Papa, divers can explore a WWII shipwreck, while, closer to the harbor, the Grotte di Pilato is an impressive series of tunnels and fish ponds carved into the tuff by ancient Romans, who used them to breed moray eels.
—Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
The hotel’s 46 quiet-luxury accommodations occupy grottoes carved over centuries by wind and erosion, including five suites set within a 19th-century residence hewn from soft volcanic tuff for the pastor of nearby Aziz Georgios Church—a reminder of the region’s Christian and Byzantine heritage.
—Cynthia Rosenfeld, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
The soils throughout Arrowhead Mountain are mostly rhyolitic tuff, a light, fluffy volcanic rock that’s distinct from the iron-rich basalt that is common throughout other areas of the Mayacamas range.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Tuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuff. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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