Cinder Cone on Mount Lassen (IMAGE)

University of Oregon

Cinder Cone on Mount Lassen

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A snowy cinder cone on Mount Lassen in Northern California, where University of Oregon researchers collected samples for their study on magma formation. They determined that the water cycle plays a key role in explosive volcanoes in the Cascade Range.

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Photo by Marli Miller, University of Oregon

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