The exact composition of a cinder cone depends on the composition of the lava ejected from
the Earth.
Figure 8.25: Paricutín erupting in 1943, when it first formed. Cinder cones like this one
rarely reach even 300 meters high. ( 14 )
Supervolcanoes
In certain areas of the world, hugecalderashave been found to be the remains of volcanic
eruptions of enormous scale (Figure8.26). These calderas are volcanic features that are
formed by the collapse of a huge amount of land due to the powerful eruptions. Caldera