A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Peperino Tuff, Alban Hills, Italy |
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| Description | Tuff is a general term for a compacted deposit of volcanic ash and dust, occasionally containing larger fragments. This tuff from the Alban Hills (near Rome), Italy, is famous because it was used by Romans as building stone. The specimen is 8 cm across. |
| Location | Italy ▹ Lazio. Near Rome. Alban Hills. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-16. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #133. |
| Key words | tuff, Italy, Peperino |
| Tech details | 842 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 462 |
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