cinder cone

C15771
concept

A cinder cone is a steep, conical volcanic hill formed from the accumulation of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as ash, cinders, and volcanic bombs, ejected from a single vent.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
cinder cone canonical 14
scoria cone 4
subordinate volcanic cone 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: cinder cone
Generated description
A cinder cone is a steep, conical volcanic hill formed from the accumulation of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as ash, cinders, and volcanic bombs, ejected from a single vent.

Instances (19)

Instance Via concept surface
Collier Cone —
Cerro Negro —
Motukorea (Browns Island) scoria cone
Mangere Mountain scoria cone
Maungawhau scoria cone
Big Butte —
Opal Cone —
Tseax Cone —
Inferno Cone —
Cinnamon Butte —
Black Buttes subordinate volcanic cone
Four-in-One Cone —
Bachelor Cone —
Yapoah Crater —
Puketutu Island scoria cone
Merriam Crater —
Schonchin Butte —
Paricutín
linked to: Volcanoes of Mexico
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Puʻu ʻŌʻō —