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Title: A rock outcrop exposes a layer of obsidian overlain by volcanic ash and a layer with fragments of la
Post by: drelog on Dec 8, 2015
A rock outcrop exposes a layer of obsidian overlain by volcanic ash and a layer with fragments of lapilli.  What rock composition and eruptive type fits this description?
A) rhyolite erupted in violent pyroclastic eruptions
B) basalt erupted from a cinder cone
C) basalt flows and interbedded andesite deposited on a shield volcano
D) andesite and basalt erupted from a stratovolcano


Title: Re: A rock outcrop exposes a layer of obsidian overlain by volcanic ash and a layer with fragments o
Post by: Pulsa on Dec 11, 2015
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Title: Re: A rock outcrop exposes a layer of obsidian overlain by volcanic ash and a layer with fragments of la
Post by: drelog on Dec 15, 2015
Double checked your answer with my friend, it's right :D