- of
large dendritic plates of
olivine and pyroxene.
Komatiites are rare rocks;
almost all
komatiites were
formed during the
Archaean Eon (4.03–2.5 billion...
- Byerly, G.R. (2018). "Volcanological and
petrogenetic characteristics of
komatiites of the 3.3 Ga Saw Mill Complex,
Weltevreden Formation,
Barberton Greenstone...
- J.; Dowling, S. E. (1990).
Physical volcanology of
komatiites; A
field guide to the
komatiites of the Norseman-Wiluna
Greenstone Belt,
Eastern Goldfields...
- J., and
Dowling S.E., 1990.
Physical volcanology of
komatiites; A
field guide to the
komatiites of the Norseman-Wiluna
Greenstone Belt,
Eastern Goldfields...
- Orogeny. The
Winnipegosis Komatiites are
found as a
number of
stacked lava
flows in
boreholes drilled into the
Winnipegosis Komatiite Belt. Two main flow types...
- 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/m2...
- J., and
Dowling S.E., 1990.
Physical volcanology of
komatiites; A
field guide to the
komatiites of the Norseman-Wiluna
Greenstone Belt,
Eastern Goldfields...
-
variolites are
variolitic basalts,
variolitic pillow lavas and
variolitic komatiites.
Variolitic pillow lavas, that have been
previously identified as variolites...
- M. J.; Barnes, S. J. (1990).
Physical volcanology of
komatiites : a
field guide to the
komatiites between Kalgoorlie and Wiluna,
eastern Goldfields Province...
- in
South Africa. It is
known for its gold
mineralisation and for its
komatiites, an
unusual type of
ultramafic volcanic rock
named after the
Komati River...