Komatii Formation

The Komatii Formation is a 3.475 billion year old rock formation, named after the nearby Komati River in South Africa. It is the type locality for komatiite, a high temperature, magnesium-rich volcanic rock.[1]

Komatii Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleoarchean
>3300 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofOnverwacht Group
 Tjakastad Subgroup
UnderliesGeluk Subgroup
 Hooggenoeg Formation
OverliesTheespruit Formation
Thickness3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryKomatiite
Location
Coordinates25.8°S 31.0°E / -25.8; 31.0
RegionBarberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga
Country South Africa
ExtentKaapvaal Craton
Type section
Named forKomati River

Location of the Barberton Greenstone Belt

References

  1. Greenstone Belt Studies, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town
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