1. Leg 185 Synthesis: Sampling the Oldest Crust in the Ocean Basins to Understand Earth's Geodynamic and Geochemical Fluxes
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
A LEGACY SITE IN JURASSIC CRUST
Historical Summary
Age and Nature of Basement
Crust Structure and Accretion
Magnetic Properties of Oceanic Crust
Petrology of Mesozoic Pacific Oceanic Crust
SEDIMENTATION HISTORY OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC
GEOCHEMICAL SINKS AND RECYCLING AT SUBDUCTION ZONES
THE DEEP BIOSPHERE
CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
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