Composite volcanoes such as Mount Rainier in Washington are formed from _____. basaltic magma andesitic magma rhyolitic magma

Geography · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Over the past half-million years, Mount Rainier has erupted again and again, alternating between quiet lava-producing eruptions and explosive debris-producing eruptions. The eruptions built up layer after layer of lava and loose rubble, eventually forming the tall cone that characterizes composite volcanoes.