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
Volcanoes of Mexico
surface form: Paricutín
Puʻu ʻŌʻō