A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...

Lots of these red cinders. That's what a cinder cone volcano is. These particles are full of holes, meaning gas was part of the cider cone eruption. And these things are flying through the air ...

“Based on the volcanic deposits from recent eruptions on Haleakala, which include lava flows and cinder cones, we assume that future eruptions will be similar . . . effusive eruptions, something ...

But the eruption stopped as suddenly as it ... try Lassen Peak. Four types of volcanoes—shield, composite, cinder cone, and plug dome—can be found in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where ...

Cinder cones are the smallest and simplest type of volcano. But that doesn't mean they can't pack a punch. Best described as steep, conical hills, cinder cones are formed by pyroclastic rock ...

Ash released from shield volcanoes often builds up around the vent forming a steep, round hill known as a cinder cone. A lava tube may also form, beneath the surface of the ground, when low ...

Expansive lava flows in the Sáttítla Highlands was captured by satellites ahead of the recent designation of the area as a national monument.

Cinder cone volcanoes tend to be steep but short conical peaks produced by a single volcanic eruption. While Sunset Crater is believed to be extinct, the traces of its past eruptions are still ...

For 25 million years, volcanos spewed molten rock and ash across New Mexico, forming craters, super volcanos, cinder cones, lava flows and peak-less mountains. Over time, these massive eruptions ...