Richard Harwood's Thesis

Cinder Cone Breaching Events at

Strawberry and O'Neill Craters

Figure 43.

A) Diagram showing the substrate below the cinder cone acting as a buttress against the direction of lava extrusion. B) Example of substrate buttressing at Doney Mountain. The Doney Cliffs have acted as a buttress beneath the two cones, forcing the lava to the east.

The substrate below the cinder cone acting as a buttress