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A search for ocean basins underlain by old crust has suggested that the Wharton Basin would be a likely place to investigate.
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DIETZ, R., HOLDEN, J. Pre-Mesozoic Oceanic Crust in the Eastern Indian Ocean (Wharton Basin)?. Nature 229, 309–312 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229309a0
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