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Coined by Canadian volcanologist Bill Matthews in 1947. Named after Tuya Butte, in British Columbia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Table mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting primarily of a mound of pyroclastic palagonitic tuff, lava delta hyaloclastites, and pillow lavas erupted subaqueously in an englacial lake, capped by a resistant layer of subaerially-emplaced lava. Full definition →