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Rock
Tuff
MM_Rock_41_2023
Rock
Geological Survey in Mya Sayti Pagoda, Mt.Popa Crater, Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Region.
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff. Tuff, a relatively soft, porous rock that is usually formed by the compaction and cementation of volcanic ash or dust. They are black, dark green, or red in colour. Tuff may be further divided into coarse (ash) tuff (2 mm to 1/16 mm) and fine (ash) tuff (less than 1/16 mm).
0 ~ 0.0118
Million Years (Ma)
Recent
Alluvium
Manual
Mineral Database
20 cm x 12 cm x 15 cm
cm
Geological Survey in Mya Sayti Pagoda, Mt.Popa Crater, Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Region.
Museum
1200 ~ 1300
GPS
Mineral Deposit Area
Geological Survey in Mya Sayti Pagoda, Mt.Popa Crater, Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Region.
Mya Sayti Pagoda, Mt.Popa Crater, Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Region.
Green malachite surficial stains and disseminated pyrite are seen in the altered andesites at Myage Hill, and silicified rhyolite and tuffs at Taungni Hill in the Mt Popa area.
Myanmar (Burma)
Mandalay Region
Kyaukpadaung Township
Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, Dr. Myint Soe.
Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, Naypyitaw, [email protected]
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2023-04-26