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12-3.656 12-8s-5.5-8-12-8zM28 14c0 5.531-6.266 10-14 10-0.766 0-1.531-0.047-2.266-0.125-2.047 1.813-4.484 3.094-7.187 3.781-0.562 0.156-1.172 0.266-1.781 0.344h-0.078c-0.313 0-0.594-0.25-0.672-0.594v-0.016c-0.078-0.391 0.187-0.625 0.422-0.906 0.984-1.109 2.109-2.047 2.844-4.656-3.219-1.828-5.281-4.656-5.281-7.828 0-5.516 6.266-10 14-10v0c7.734 0 14 4.484 14 10z"></path> </svg></span><a class="meta-comments-link anchor-scroll" href="#comments">2 Comments</a></div></div></header> <div class="entry-content single-content"> <figure class="wp-block-kadence-image kb-image9252_5eb1bb-cf size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="948" height="507" src="https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cinder-Cone-Volcanoes-Feature.png" alt="Cinder Cone Volcanoes Feature" class="kb-img wp-image-18936" srcset="https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cinder-Cone-Volcanoes-Feature.png 948w, https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cinder-Cone-Volcanoes-Feature-300x160.png 300w, https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cinder-Cone-Volcanoes-Feature-675x361.png 675w, https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cinder-Cone-Volcanoes-Feature-768x411.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px"/></figure> <div class="wp-block-group" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <p>Cinder cones (also known as spatter cones) are the most common type of volcano in the world.</p> <p>They are small in comparison to the other <a href="https://earthhow.com/types-of-volcanoes/">types of volcanoes</a>. In fact, they’re only tens to hundreds of meters in size.</p> <p>But at the same time, they’re very steep typically with a bowl-shaped crater at the summit. Cinder cone volcanoes are shaped like conical hills with high slopes.</p> <p>After a violent eruption, it produces small fragments that solidify and fall as cinders. So the surrounding rock fragments are cinders. If you’ve ever seen a cinder, it looks like sand. But they’re actually volcanic cinders.</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-group" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">How do cinder cone volcanoes form?</h3> <div class="wp-block-kadence-image kb-image9252_cc10b7-14"><figure class="alignright size-medium"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="227" src="https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cinder-Cone-Diagram-0-300x227.png" alt="Cinder Cone Diagram" class="kb-img wp-image-9258" srcset="https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cinder-Cone-Diagram-0-300x227.png 300w, https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cinder-Cone-Diagram-0-425x322.png 425w, https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cinder-Cone-Diagram-0-550x417.png 550w, https://earthhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cinder-Cone-Diagram-0.png 665w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"/></figure></div><p>Cinder cones form out of tephra, magma, and ash that it ejects. When cinder cones spew out this gaseous lava, it spits it up in the air. But it splatters around the vent and welds together. Eventually, it cools down and becomes part of its steep cone-like feature.</p> <p>Lava rarely flows from the top of a cinder. Instead, lava typically rushes out from side vents. This is because cinder cones can rarely support the exerted pressure from a violent volcanic eruption.</p> <p>The typical sequence of events for cinder cone formation is:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>An explosive eruption from gas rapidly expanding and escaping from <a href="https://earthhow.com/lava-magma-difference/">molten lava</a>.</li> <li>Next, the cone forms due to the cinders falling back into the cone.</li> <li>Then, a final explosive eruption leaves a funnel-shaped crater at the top of the cone.</li> <li>Finally, molten rock pours out of the surface and lava flows downslope.</li> </ul></div></div><div class="wp-block-group" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">What are examples of cinder cones?</h3> <p>We often find cinder cones surrounding larger volcanoes. These types of cinder cone volcanoes are nicknamed ‘parasitic’. For example, <a href="https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=332030" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mauna Kea in Hawaii</a> has 100+ cinder cones around its flanks.</p> <p>Another example of an active cinder cone volcano is <a href="https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=344070" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cerro Negro in Nicaragua</a>. It’s the youngest in Central America first appearing in 1850. Since then, it has erupted 23 times with its latest eruption in 1999.</p> <p>Par铆cutin is a cinder cone volcano in Mexico that suddenly erupted in a cornfield. During 9 years of volcanic activity, it left a 420-meter-tall cone without erupting ever again.</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-group" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">What is a Cinder Cone Volcano?</h3> <p>Volcanoes are powerful forces of nature with cinder cones (also known as spatter cones) being the most common type of volcano in the world.</p> <p>These small but often explosive volcanic features are characterized by their steep-sided, conical shape and are formed when volcanic eruptions eject fragments of ash, cinders, and volcanic rocks into the air.</p> <p>These fragments fall back and accumulate around the vent, gradually building the distinctive cone-like structure.</p> <p>You can use the comment form below or email us with your questions and comments.</p></div></div><div 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class="entry-title"><a href="https://earthhow.com/transform-plate-boundaries-tectonics/">Transform Plate Boundaries: Sliding Plate Tectonics</a></h6><div class="kt-blocks-post-top-meta"></div></header><div class="entry-content"></div><footer class="kt-blocks-post-footer"><div class="kt-blocks-post-footer-left"></div><div class="kt-blocks-post-footer-right"></div></footer></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></article> <div id="comments" class="comments-area"> <h2 class="comments-title">2 Comments</h2> <ol class="comment-list"> <li id="comment-20323" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-20323" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn">Abby</b> <span class="says">says:</span></div><div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://earthhow.com/cinder-cone/#comment-20323"><time datetime="2023-03-02T13:45:40-06:00">March 2, 2023 at 1:45 pm</time></a></div></footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Very helpful, thank you.</p></div></article> </li> <li id="comment-19502" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-19502" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn">Lola Applebaum</b> <span class="says">says:</span></div><div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://earthhow.com/cinder-cone/#comment-19502"><time datetime="2023-01-24T12:04:52-06:00">January 24, 2023 at 12:04 pm</time></a></div></footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Why does it look like that???</p></div></article> </li> </ol> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply</h3><form action="https://earthhow.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form" novalidate><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required 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