Definitions for "Spatter cone"
Keywords:  fissure, steep, cone, vent, lava
A spatter cone is a low, steep sided cone formed from the accumulation of spatter ejected from a vent or fissure.
A low steep-sided volcanic cone built by accumulation of splashes and spatters of lava (usually basaltic) around a fissure or vent.
A small, steep-sided cone that forms when gases escaping from a lava flow hurl globs of molten lava into the air that fall back to the surface and adhere to one another.