cinders vs scoria

cinders

noun
  • fragments of lava; scoria 

scoria

noun
  • Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater. 

  • The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore. 

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