Multiple Choice
All of the following represent typical tectonic settings for the occurrence of the specified rock type EXCEPT:
A) granite at continental rifts.
B) andesite at subduction zones.
C) continental basalts at continental rifts.
D) rhyolite at subduction zones.
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