Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

Cinder Cone's Lava Flows


Cinder Cone's lava flows, July 31, 2004, Lassen Volcanic National Park

There are several styles of volcanic eruption. Cinder Cones often exhibit what is referred to as Strombolian-type eruptions. tephra at the crater's rim is oxidized and yellowish in color.

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LCC Lassen Volcanic N.P., Cinder Cone Image #13 09-04-04
Image by David Cordero
dcordero@lcc.ctc.edu