Tuffeau stone

Summary

Key Facts

• Tuffeau stone is a type of limestone^[1].
• Tuffeau stone's country of origin is recorded as France^[2].
• Tuffeau stone's country of origin is recorded as Netherlands^[3].
• Tuffeau stone comprises chalk^[4].
• Tuffeau stone comprises mica^[5].
• Tuffeau stone comprises quartz^[6].
• Tuffeau stone comprises Bryozoa^[7].
• Tuffeau stone's location of creation is recorded as Touraine^[8].
• Tuffeau stone's location of creation is recorded as Maastricht^[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Tuffeau stone is a type of limestone^[1].

Use and Application

Components include chalk^[4], a sedimentary rock^[10]; mica^[5], a mineral supergroup^[11]; quartz^[6], a mineral species^[12]; and Bryozoa^[7], a taxon^[13].