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==Associated rocks== [[Komatiite]]s are high temperature partial melts of peridotite characterized by a high degree of partial melting deep below the surface.{{sfn|Philpotts|Ague|2009|pp=399β400}} [[Eclogite]] is a [[metamorphic rock]] composed primarily of [[omphacite]] (sodic clinopyroxene) and [[pyrope]]-rich garnet. Eclogite is associated with peridotite in some xenolith occurrences;{{sfn|Philpotts|Ague|2009|p=395, 602}} it also occurs with peridotite in rocks [[Eclogitization|metamorphosed]] at high pressures during processes related to subduction.{{sfn|Philpotts|Ague|2009|p=590, 598}}
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