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cinder cone
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cinder cone  (sndr)
A steep, conical hill consisting of glassy volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a volcanic vent. Cinder cones range in size from tens to hundreds of meters tall.


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These, East and Paulina, began as one lake that was divided in two by cinder cones and lava flows from secondary vents inside the caldera.
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