Komatiite Lava (IMAGE) University of Maryland Caption This is a photograph of a complete section of a komatiite lava flow that solidified on an ocean floor 2.82 billion years ago. Komatiites can provide extremely valuable evidence of the distant geological past of our planet. Credit Igor Puchtel, UMD Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.