GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The most majestic of the volcanoes are composite volcanoes, also known as strato-volcanoes. Composite volcanoes are tall, symetrically shaped, with steep sides, sometimes rising 10, 000 feet high. They are built of alternating layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, and cinders.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cinder cones are the most common type of volcano in the world. They may look like an idealized depiction of a volcano as they are steep, conical hills that usually have a prominent crater at the top.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cinder Cone Volcanoes They have very steep sides and usually have a small crater on top. Often cinder cones are classed as a major type of volcano. But cinder cones are much smaller than most shield, composite, and ash flow volcanoes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cinder cones develop from explosive eruptions of mafic (heavy, dark ferromagnesian) and intermediate lavas and are often found along the flanks of shield volcanoes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cinder cones are the smallest of the major types of volcanoes and are commonly found on the flanks of larger shield or stratovolcanoes. Usually cinder cones are short lived and don’t typically survive erosion for very long. They are often preserved only as remnants of their plumbing systems-called volcanic necks.