Komatiite Lava (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Komatiite Lava

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An ancient komatiite lava from the Komati Valley in South Africa. Notice the tool on the right for scale. Co-authors used these types of lavas from more than 3 billion years ago to learn how the chemistry of the mantle has changed.

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