Characterizing the physical properties of rocks from the Paleozoic to Permo-Triassic transition in the Upper Rhine Graben

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Table 4 Thermal properties of the rocks

Sample	κ (W m⁻¹ K⁻¹)	σ_κ (W m⁻¹ K⁻¹)	α (mm² s⁻¹)	σ_α (mm² s⁻¹)	C_p (MJm⁻³ K⁻¹)	σ_Cp (MJ m⁻³ K⁻¹)
Saint Pierre Bois
Basement—granite
WAG1	3.44	0.18	1.59	0.10	2.18	0.22
WAG2	3.17	0.07	1.96	0.24	1.64	0.24
WAG3	3.22	0.08	1.60	0.10	2.01	0.18
Sedimentary sequence—arkose
WAAG1	3.60	0.14	1.96	0.24	1.85	0.25
WAAG2	3.43	0.09	2.01	0.20	1.71	0.14
SPB1	3.60	0.06	2.34	0.12	1.54	0.06
SPB2	3.56	0.08	1.94	0.15	1.85	0.18
SPB3	3.19	0.03	1.83	0.13	1.75	0.12
SPB5	3.65	0.12	2.23	0.14	1.64	0.07
SPB6	2.94	0.24	2.18	0.15	1.35	0.17
SPB7	3.10	0.06	1.90	0.25	1.65	0.22
SPB8	3.18	0.08	2.07	0.16	1.54	0.16
SPB10	3.62	0.03	2.09	0.09	1.73	0.06
SPB11	3.66	0.02	2.21	0.10	1.66	0.08
SPB12	3.37	0.10	1.87	0.21	1.82	0.17
Raon l’Etape
Sedimentary sequence—arkose
WPS1	1.54	0.09	1.15	0.15	1.36	0.24
Other—dolomite
WPD1	3.88	0.08	1.68	0.04	2.31	0.03
Waldhambach
Sedimentary sequence—arkose
TAS1	2.32	0.08	1.37	0.04	1.70	0.09
TAS2	2.21	0.02	1.03	0.03	2.16	0.07
TAS3	2.44	0.14	1.41	0.07	1.74	0.10
Other—hydrothermally altered andesite
TAB 1	2.17	0.04	1.03	0.08	2.11	0.12
Albersweiler
Basement—metagranite
TPG1	2.93	0.03	1.74	0.12	1.69	0.11
TPG2	2.95	0.12	1.57	0.12	1.90	0.20
Other—metabasite
TPDG1	2.30	0.02	1.06	0.07	2.18	0.13
Other—hydrothermally altered volcanic rock
TPV1	1.91	0.02	0.94	0.01	2.03	0.03
Sedimentary sequence—breccia
TPSC1	2.27	0.19	1.21	0.07	1.89	0.19

All thermal property values are the average of four measurements; κ is thermal conductivity, α is thermal diffusivity, and C_p is specific heat capacity. σ for each property is the standard deviation for the same four measurements