![]() * "Tephra" and "pyroclastics" are generalized names used for particles of igneous rocks of various sizes that have been ejected from volcanoes. Countries that have many cinder cones include: Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Spain ( Canary Islands), Turkey, and the United States. ![]() Most cinder cones have a bowl-shaped crater at the top.Ĭinder cones are found in many parts of the world. These small volcanoes usually have a circular footprint, and their flanks usually slope at an angle of about 30 to 40 degrees. As the name "cinder cone" suggests, they are cone-shaped hills made up of ejected igneous rocks known as "cinders". ![]() They are the world's most common volcanic landform. ![]() Cinder cones, also known as pyroclastic cones, are the smallest and the simplest type of volcano. ![]()
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