What types of rocks would be most common in a composite volcano?

A) scoria and other vesicular basalt
B) basalt mostly formed in lava flows
C) felsic and intermediate lava flows and tephra
D) pillow basalts
E) none of these

Composite Volcano

A type of volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash.

Felsic Lava

Lava that is high in silica content, resulting in high viscosity and explosive eruptions; it is characteristic of volcanoes at continental margins.

Tephra

Rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption which include ash, lapilli, and volcanic bombs.