User:Blade Paul

Mount Doom is a fictional volcano (from the Lord of the Rings) located deep in the heart of Mordor. Mt. Doom is a cinder cone volcano; you can tell from the base, which is wider than a composite volcano. Alternating low and high viscouseruptions of lava causes this wide base effect to take place. Mount Doom named so because of the tragic creation that was made there: the Ring of Power. A cinder cone is a steep conical hill formed above a vent. Cinder cones are among the most common volcanic landforms found in the world. They are not famous, as their eruptions usually do not cause any loss of life. Cinder cones usually formed by strombolian eruptions. Cinder cones are commonly found on the flanks of shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, and calderas. For example, geologists have identified nearly 100 cinder cones on the flanks of Mauna Kea, a shield volcano located on the Island of Hawaii. These cones are also referred to as scoria cones and cinder and spatter cones.