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lithic tuff

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lithic tuff [′lith·ik ′təf]
(geology)
A tuff that is mostly crystalline rock fragments.
An indurated volcanic ash deposit whose fragments are composed of previously formed rocks that first solidified in the volcanic vent and were then blown out.
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