A "cinder cone" is a small and steep volcano that forms when hot lava explodes into the air and cools down quickly, creating a cone-shaped mountain made of small volcanic rocks called cinders.
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Located to the right of this large volcanic cinder cone, just off the pathway, are the remains of the Keka'a landing pier. (kaanapaliresort.com)
The chain of large cinder cone volcanoes, capped in white - and blue - hued glaciers, are unique to this part of the Andes range. (anywhere.com)
A five - member team, led by UO doctoral student Kristina J. Walowski, methodically examined water and other elements contained in olivine - rich basalt samples that were gathered from cinder cone volcanoes that surround Lassen Peak in Northern California, at the southern edge of the Cascade chain. (sciencedaily.com)