Definition of Komatiite. Meaning of Komatiite. Synonyms of Komatiite

- Komatiite /koʊˈmɑːtiˌaɪt/ is a type of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rock defined as having crystallised from a lava of at least 18 wt% magnesium...
- Widgiemooltha Komatiite is a formation of komatiite in the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia. The stratigraphy of the Widgiemooltha Komatiite is well known...
- komatiite magma and a solid residue very close in composition to Archean lithospheric mantle, but continental shields do not contain enough komatiite...
- entrail-type pahoehoe lavas on land. Ultramafic magmas, such as picritic basalt, komatiite, and highly magnesian magmas that form boninite, take the composition...
- The Winnipegosis komatiite belt is a 150 km (93 mi) long and 30 km (19 mi) wide greenstone belt located in the Lake Winnipegosis area of central Manitoba...
- iron-nickel-copper-platinum-group element ore deposit in which the physical processes of komatiite volcanology serve to deposit, concentrate and enrich a Fe-Ni-Cu-(PGE)...
- similar to entrail-type pahoehoe lavas on land. Ultramafic lavas, such as komatiite and highly magnesian magmas that form boninite, take the composition and...
- tectonics, and allowing the production of uncommon igneous rocks such as komatiites that are rarely formed today. The mean heat loss from Earth is 87 mW m−2...
- rocks elsewhere in the solar system. Examples include komatiite and picritic basalt. Komatiites can be host to ore deposits of nickel. Ultramafic tuff...
- and augite Kimberlite – Igneous rock which sometimes contains diamonds Komatiite – Magnesium-rich igneous rock Lamproite – Mantle rock expulsed to the...