Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve is located near Yosemite National Park within Mono County, in eastern California. It was established in 1981 by the California State Legislature to preserve the na
Mono Lake's "South Tufa" area
Close-up of tufa columns
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Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of water in unheated rivers or lakes. Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar carbonate deposits, which
Tufa columns at Mono Lake, California
Barrage Tufa at Cwm Nash, South Wales
Rubaksa tufa plug, after drying of the river, in Ethiopia
Tufa deposits at Huanglong, Sichuan, China