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    Tuffeau stone — in French, simply tuffeau or tufeau — is a local limestone of the Loire Valley of France. It is characterized as a chalky or sandy, fine-grained...
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    cellars were built in the region from caves created from the excavation of tuffeau rocks used to build the Châteaux of the Loire Valley. The cold, steady...
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    Valley, France. This results from a mis-translation of the terms "tuffeau jaune" and "tuffeau blanc", which are porous varieties of the Late Cretaceous marine...
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    historiques, the 19th-ranked French city. Most of the old buildings were made of tuffeau stone (a light, easily sculpted sandstone typical of the Loire Valley)...
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    medieval Château du Rivau close to Chinon which were built of the local tuffeau stone. The Château de Chenonceau is a French château spanning the river...
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    Bastie d'Urfé for its historical significance. List of châteaux in France Tuffeau, principal building material of the Loire Valley The Loire Valley: A Phaidon...
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  • The "Tuffeau" de Saint-Omer is a geologic formation in northern France. The sandstones of the formation, named after Saint-Omer, preserve bird and primate...
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    perceived between wines made from grapes grown in gravel terraces versus tuffeau slopes. The grape is highly yield sensitive, with over-cropping producing...
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    area is a variety of limestone with excellent drainage that is known as tuffeau which is the same material used to build many of the famous Loire Valley...
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  • The Tuffeau jaune de Touraine is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal France...
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