What is This
What is This? What does it look like to you. It reminds me of sponge candy or thick marshmallows. It looks very creamy to me but it is nothing close to that actually.
It is Tuff and Tuffaceous
It is one of the largest geologic formations within Spring Valley, located in Nevada, it is volcanic tuff and tuffaceous sediment of Tertiary age.
Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock containing 25% to 75% ash is described as tuffaceous (for example, tuffaceous sandstone). Tuff composed of sandy volcanic material can be referred to as volcanic sandstone.
Located near the town of Pioche in Nevada, we just happened to go for a drive and ended up here. What a beautiful place. It is loaded with natural springs all through out this valley. Hot in the summers and very cold in the winter.
What is This
36 Replies to “What is This”
Wow, that’s so bizarre! I have a feeling there are a lot of hidden gems like this in Nevada…
Yes, we have come across a few and so many more we have missed I am sure.😊
Beautiful place 🥰
Thank you😊
You’re welcome
Very interesting looking, like you landed on another planet!
It was so different. 😊
That looks so cool. Mesmerizing, really.
It is so different, the color was so cool. Like toffee.
I never knew Nevada had any volcanoes, but a quick Search taught me a lot. Thanks.
I did not either and when you touch these formations they are like sandpaper and sound hollow in some areas.
Thanks 😁😁. I didn’t know any of this, or the location.
Yes, Nevada has some very interesting landscapes.
Oh wow, how amazing! Tuff and Tuffaceous sounds like Tough and Tenacious, almost a poem. Thank you for sharing the less often seen with us. 🙂
It does sound like that Mary and really pretty tough to still be here with all the wind erosion and such. 🙂
That is so interesting. It looks edible I agree. Thank you for the share.
You are very welcome Sandy, it is such a unique landscape in this area. 🙂
This is such interesting terrain. Someday we will go see it. That shot looking down on the valley is travel brochure material!
Thank you Kellye, yes we want to go back there and camp next to the mountain there, it is such beautiful landscapes all around there.
If you loved tuff love. You will love tuff geology. Just bring hydration. It is tuff work.
:O, you covered it all and it makes me smile. I love that play on words.
Thanks for explaining Sandra, I had the same impression on first sight 🙂
Thank you Rudi, it was so cool to see a new area like this, those rocks almost looked like giant eggs as well. 🙂
Fascinating… I always loved geology.
Thanks Sandra. Have a wonderful day.
Me to Francine, amazing this planet we live on.
There are some amazing places in Nevada, and strange!
Yes, a very unique landscape for sure. 😊
👍👌✌ wonderful
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Thank you very much 😊
I like your description of it! I never had that kind of squishy candy but I know what you’re talking about. What a wonderful discovery during your drive. 🙂
Yes, the color of those rocks is so unique, but they are not really rocks either. Such a cool area.
To me it looks like a giant mound of Havla
I had to look that up Matt, it kind of does look like it. 😊
Oops I misspelled it
Quite interesting – every day it seems I learn something new and intriguing about this world.
It is so different then anything I have seen, Nevada is an amazing place. We definitely want to go back there.