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tuff

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tuff

Summary

tuff is a rock type[1]. tuff has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • tuff received the Rock of the Year[3].
  • tuff's instance of is recorded as rock type[4].
  • tuff is made of volcanic ash[5].
  • tuff is a type of pyroclastic rock[6].
  • tuff's Commons category is recorded as Tuff[7].
  • tuff's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tuff[8].
  • tuff's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • tuff's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[10].
  • tuff's different from is recorded as tufa[11].
  • tuff's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000661[12].
  • tuff's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

Body

Definition and Type

tuff's instance of is recorded as rock type[4]. tuff is a type of pyroclastic rock[6].

Recognition

tuff received the Rock of the Year[3].

Why It Matters

tuff has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] tuff is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

What awards did tuff receive?

Honors received include Rock of the Year[3].

Related Entities

Mount Elbrus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . geoberuf.de. geoberuf.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Tuff
    Award received → Rock of the Year
    Local thumb → —
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → tuff_-_bergart
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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