Pyroclastic cone
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A pyroclastic cone composes of material ejected from a volcano. They are the most undant of volcanic structures. The material can range from finest particles. In comparison, cinder cones are more uniform. Pyroclastic cones are named from a combination of the Greek words for fire (pyro) and broken (klastos), which are made of pyroclastic material. They are usually found in or on larger features, sush as stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes and can be found inside calderas, however they can also be an independent feature. They can range from a few metres in height and are usually formed by a single eruption.
[edit] Examples
- Mount Fox
- Crow Lagoon
- Tseax River Cones
- Barren Island
- Newberry Volcano
- Wizard Island
- Seal Nunataks Volcano
- Parícutin
