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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-00065

Fossa volcano, seen here from the small cone of Vulcanello to its north, is a 390-m-high tuff cone capped by a 500-m-wide crater.  Like tuff rings, tuff cones form as a result of explosive eruptions involving water-magma interaction, but can be less violent, allowing volcanic ejecta to accumulate around the vent, thus forming smaller diameter, steep-sided cones. Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft.

Fossa volcano, seen here from the small cone of Vulcanello to its north, is a 390-m-high tuff cone capped by a 500-m-wide crater. Like tuff rings, tuff cones form as a result of explosive eruptions involving water-magma interaction, but can be less violent, allowing volcanic ejecta to accumulate around the vent, thus forming smaller diameter, steep-sided cones.

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft.

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