Tuff

Type Igneous Rock
Texture Pyroclastic
Origin Extrusive/Volcanic
Chemical Composition Felsic
Color Pink
Mineral Composition Predominantly Glass
Miscellaneous Dark Pink/Red Lapilli in Ash matrix
Tectonic Environment Convergent Boundary – Andean-type subduction zones, intracontinental hot spots and rifts

 

Type Igneous Rock
Texture Pyroclastic
Origin Extrusive/Volcanic
Chemical Composition Felsic
Color White
Mineral Composition Predominantly Glass
Miscellaneous Light gray pumice fragments in white ash matrix
Tectonic Environment Convergent Boundary – Andean-type subduction zones, intracontinental hot spots and rifts