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Ultramafic vs Komatiite - What's the difference?

ultramafic | komatiite |

As nouns the difference between ultramafic and komatiite

is that ultramafic is a rock with such properties while komatiite is (mineralogy) any of a class of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rocks that have a high magnesium content.

As an adjective ultramafic

is (geology) describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the earth’s mantle.

ultramafic

English

Adjective

(wikipedia ultramafic) (en adjective)
  • (geology) Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle.

    • Synonyms

    * ultrabasic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rock with such properties.

    • komatiite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia komatiite) (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) Any of a class of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rocks that have a high magnesium content

    • Derived terms

    * komatiitic

    See also

    * kimberlite * widgiemoolthalite