Abstract
The mean density of the oceanic crust has been evaluated based on
seismic refraction data in combination with drilling results, laboratory
studies of seismic properties of oceanic and ophiolitic rocks, and
ophiolite lithostratigraphy. A value of 2.89 +- 0.04 Mg/cu m is arrived
at. The usefulness of the three methods is compared, and it is concluded
that the third method is preferable to the others because it takes
into account the large-scale porosity of a basalt formation.
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