A recent Facebook post by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the formation of a cone-shaped hornito that has arisen along the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii.
Lava flows can result in unusual formations including one that is cone-shaped.
They are called “hornitos” which is Spanish for “little oven.”
The U.S. Geological Survey recently posted about one such structure which has arisen over a lava tube on the Hawaiian volcano known as Kīlauea.
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