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The 14 pages that link to Komatiite, each with the reason it gives.

• ArcheanBroader topic: Its abundance reflects hotter mantle conditions inferred for much of the eon.

• CratonRelated: Komatiites in ancient cratons provide evidence about hotter early-Earth mantle.

• PeridotiteCompared with: Its composition and textures can reveal melting and interaction with peridotitic mantle.

• Greenstone beltBroader topic: Komatiite is a distinctive volcanic rock found in some Archean belts.

• Barberton Greenstone BeltBroader topic: Komatiites in the belt record volcanic conditions unlike those common today.

• Ultramafic rockBroader topic: It records unusually hot, magnesium-rich magmas in Earth’s early history.

• Archean tectonicsBroader topic: Komatiites record the hot Archean mantle directly.

• Superior CratonRelated: Komatiites in Superior greenstone belts constrain early mantle temperatures and melting.

• KenorlandRelated: Its distribution records intense Archean magmatism in regions involved in Kenorland reconstructions.

• PaleoarcheanRelated: Paleoarchean komatiites indicate mantle temperatures and melting conditions unlike most modern volcanism.

• BoniniteCompared with: Both can be magnesium-rich, but boninite has higher silica and a subduction-related origin.

• Igneous differentiationBroader topic: Its olivine-rich compositions reveal high-temperature melting and crystal fractionation.

• MesoarcheanBroader topic: Komatiites provide evidence of high mantle temperatures during parts of the Archean.

• VaalbaraRelated: Matching komatiite-bearing successions contribute to comparisons between the proposed Vaalbara cratons.