Meaning of cinder cone | Babel Free

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A conical deposit of rock fragments around a volcano.

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“The expiring energies of these volcanic agencies have piled up huge cinder cones that stand along the fissures, red, brown, and black, naked of vegetation, and conspicuous landmarks, set as they are in contrast to the bright, variegated rocks of sedimentary origin.”

“There are ruins of cinder cones—evidence of fairly recent local action—and, in the basins and on the ranges, widespread falls of light ash from volcanoes beyond the province.”

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