plural scoriae
ˈskȯr-ē-ˌē 
-ē-ˌī
1
: the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores : slag
2
: rough vesicular cindery lava
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In addition to the bright orange lava fountains that make for a dramatic spectacle and wildly shareable social media content, the eruption also sent ash and other material like scoria and so-called Pele’s hair nearly a mile into the atmosphere.
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Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
And right next door to this feature is a reddish cone that is obviously a cinder/scoria cone.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2012
AlaskaVeniaminof continues to be active in the Aleutian arc and the latest NASA Earth Observatory imagery (above) captures the small ash plume (and ash deposits) along with the small lava flow that continues to issue from the scoria cone within the main caldera.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2013
There is archaeological evidence that people moved 30 kilometers to the north because much of the area near Sunset Crater was covered in coarse volcanic scoria.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2017
The new eruption at the volcano is likely sourced from one of the two small scoria cones within the caldera.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2013
Larger eruptions of El Reventador, including a VEI 4 eruption in 2002 (see above), have been known to coat Quito with ash (90 km away) and within the 2002 crater, a small scoria cone and lava dome have grown since 2008.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2013
The Campei Flegrei is a large caldera system that most recently produced Monte Nuovo, a scoria cone on the north shore of the Bay of Naples.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2012
Emi Koussi, beyond being MVP #19, is a large shield volcano with a prominent summit caldera along with a number of small parasitic scoria cones on its flanks.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2011
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Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
And right next door to this feature is a reddish cone that is obviously a cinder/scoria cone.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2012
AlaskaVeniaminof continues to be active in the Aleutian arc and the latest NASA Earth Observatory imagery (above) captures the small ash plume (and ash deposits) along with the small lava flow that continues to issue from the scoria cone within the main caldera.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2013
There is archaeological evidence that people moved 30 kilometers to the north because much of the area near Sunset Crater was covered in coarse volcanic scoria.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2017
The new eruption at the volcano is likely sourced from one of the two small scoria cones within the caldera.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2013
Larger eruptions of El Reventador, including a VEI 4 eruption in 2002 (see above), have been known to coat Quito with ash (90 km away) and within the 2002 crater, a small scoria cone and lava dome have grown since 2008.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2013
The Campei Flegrei is a large caldera system that most recently produced Monte Nuovo, a scoria cone on the north shore of the Bay of Naples.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2012
Emi Koussi, beyond being MVP #19, is a large shield volcano with a prominent summit caldera along with a number of small parasitic scoria cones on its flanks.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2011
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