Finite Element Modelling of the Formation of Komatiite Hosted Massive- Sulphide Nickel Deposits

Use of theoretical relationships that describe open-channel flow indicate komatiite flows to be turbulent with<br>velocities ranging from meters/second to tens of meters per second, depending on slope and thickness of the flow. It is<br>anticipated that these flows carry stratifications of suspended load (due to increasing crystal content as the melt cools<br>along its run) similar to the transport of sediment in rivers.