answersLogoWhite

0

The textbook answer would be granitic or rhyolitic lava. In reality composite volcanoes are highly variable, erupting the full range from basaltic to rhyolitic (granitic) materal and everything in between includin andesite and dacite. One composite volcano in Africa erupts unique carbonatite lava.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What kind of lava do Composite volcanoes produce?

it has mafic and felsic duhhhhh


What kind of volcanoes are there?

There are four main types of volcanoes. These include shield volcanoes, cinder cones, composite volcanoes, and lava domes.


What kind of mafic lava do composite volcanoes have?

Composite volcanoes usually do not erupt mafic material. Intermediate material is the most common. The mafic material they do erupt is usually basalt.


Are composite volcanoes predominantly erupting with lava flows?

No. Composite volcanoes erupt mostly ash and pumice.


Is composite volcano made of entirely running lava?

Shield Volcanoes are made out of running lava. Not composite.


What is the type of lava in the composite volcanoes?

Composite volcanoes typically erupt with a mixture of lava types, including both viscous lava (andesitic or rhyolitic) that can lead to explosive eruptions, as well as more fluid lava (basaltic) that can flow long distances. This combination of lava types is what gives composite volcanoes their steep-sided profile.


What volcanoes are formed by explosive eruptions that are followed by lava outpourings?

composite volcanoes


Composite volcanoes such as Mount Rainier in Washington are formed from what type of lava?

Composite volcanoes are primarily formed from andesitic lava, which is thicker and more viscous than basaltic lava. This leads to a build-up of pressure and explosive eruptions, creating the classic cone shape of composite volcanoes.


Four landforms created from lava and ash?

Three landforms that can be created from ash are cinder cone volcanoes, composite volcanoes, and shield volcanoes. Lava plateaus can also be formed.


How is hawaiian lava different from composite cone lava?

Compared with the lava in composite volcanoes, hawaiian lava has a slow silica content, is runny, and erupts at a higher temperature.


What are three types of volcanoes?

Three types of volcanoes are shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes), and cinder cone volcanoes. Shield volcanoes have gentle slopes and are formed by low-viscosity lava, while stratovolcanoes are characterized by alternating layers of lava and ash. Cinder cone volcanoes are small, steep-sided volcanoes formed by pyroclastic material ejected during eruptions.


Do composite cone volcanoes have mafic lava?

They can. Composite volcanoes vary in what they erupt. Many composite volcanoes are composed of a mixture of mafic, felsic, and intermediate rock. However, in most cases intermediated or felsic rock predominates.