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Contrasting cinder cones on the flanks of Mount Etna, Sicily

M. Hammill

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Summary Paired eruptive complexes consisting of a symmetrical and an asymmetrical cinder cone are described from Mount Etna. The contrasts in shape and fumarolic activity and the temporal relations of the cones are ascribed to the level of magma in the underlying conduit.

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Summary Paired eruptive complexes consisting of a symmetrical and an asymmetrical cinder cone are described from Mount Etna. The contrasts in shape and fumarolic activity and the temporal relations of the cones are ascribed to the level of magma in the underlying conduit.

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Summary Paired eruptive complexes consisting of a symmetrical and an asymmetrical cinder cone are described from Mount Etna. The contrasts in shape and fumarolic activity and the temporal relations of the cones are ascribed to the level of magma in the underlying conduit.

Key concepts: Cinder cone, Cinder, Mount, Geology, Volcano, Magma, Volcanic cone, Seismology

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