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Table 2 Statistical overview of radiogenic heat production (μWm−3) and density for lithologies within Nanga Parbat Massif, Kohistan–Ladakh, and Karakoram batholiths

From: Application of in-situ gamma spectrometry for radiogenic heat production estimation in the Western Himalaya, Kohistan, and Karakoram in northern Pakistan

Lithology

N

Density (g cm−3)

Min

Max

Mean

Median

SD ± 

Nanga Parbat Massif

 Gneiss

36

2.66

0.52

10.80

4.64

4.19

2.59

 Pegmatite

7

2.63

1.03

5.63

3.33

2.84

1.61

 Schist

5

2.76

0.37

2.39

1.43

1.33

0.75

 Granite

3

2.61

3.84

7.62

5.96

6.42

1.92

 Psammite

2

2.70

0.20

0.24

0.22

–

0.03

Kohistan–Ladakh batholith

 Granodiorite

21

2.65

0.32

2.22

1.26

1.17

0.49

 Diorite

15

2.75

0.30

1.55

0.96

1.04

0.37

 Granite

12

2.62

1.29

3.18

2.02

1.85

0.57

 Metavolcanics

4

2.80

0.12

0.86

0.45

0.41

0.35

 Gneiss

3

2.70

1.77

1.95

1.87

1.90

0.09

 Pegmatite

2

2.69

0.97

1.60

1.28

–

0.44

 Leucogranite

2

2.60

1.73

1.90

1.82

–

0.12

 Tonalite

2

2.80

0.32

0.34

0.33

–

0.01

 Amphibolite

2

2.62

0.23

0.53

0.38

–

0.21

 Gabbro

1

2.84

0.68

0.68

–

–

–

Karakoram batholith

 Gneiss

11

2.65

0.42

4.92

2.61

2.89

1.25

 Granite

7

2.63

1.53

20.35

8.47

4.66

8.31

 Granodiorite

6

2.65

0.49

6.50

2.87

2.67

2.05

 Pegmatite

5

2.72

1.95

5.03

3.46

3.86

1.34

 Diorite

4

2.59

0.92

2.12

1.47

1.42

0.53

 Leucogranite

3

2.62

1.56

5.85

4.00

4.59

2.20

 Syenite

3

2.58

2.08

2.57

2.32

2.31

0.24

 Schist

2

2.7

0.84

2.14

1.49

–

0.92

  1. Lowest and highest values are referred as min and max, respectively
  2. SD Standard deviation