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Cinder Cones |
Cinder cones are simple volcanoes which have a bowl-shaped crater at the summit and rarely rise more than a thousand feet above their surroundings. They usually are created of eruptions from a single vent, and are composed solely of lava remnants. Cinders of lava, blown into the air during eruptions, break into small fragments that fall into a pile around the vent. The pile forms an oval-shaped small volcano, as shown in this picture. Famous cinder cones include Paricutin in Mexico. Another well known cinder cone is in the middle of Crater Lake. |
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Cinder cones are simple volcanoes which have a bowl-shaped crater at the summit and only grow to about a thousand feet, the size of a hill. They usually are created of eruptions from a single opening, unlike a strato-volcano or shield volcano which can erupt from many different openings. They are usually made of piles of lava, not ash. During the eruption, blobs ("cinders") of lava, blown into the air, break into small fragments that fall around the opening to the volcano. The pile forms an oval-shaped small volcano, as shown in this picture. Famous cinder cones include Paricutin in Mexico. Another well known cinder cone is in the middle of Crater Lake. |
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Cinder cones are simple volcanoes which have a cone shape and are not very big. Compare the size of this volcano to the strato-volcano in this image. They are usually made of piles of lava, not ash. During the eruption, blobs ("cinders") of lava are blown into the air and break into pieces that fall into a pile around the opening to the volcano. The pile forms an oval-shaped small volcano, as shown in this picture. Famous cinder cones include Paricutin in Mexico. Another well known cinder cone is in the middle of Crater Lake. |
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