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Table 2 Concentration of radiogenic elements for basement rocks obtained from wells located south of Trois–Rivières from ICP–MS and ICP–OES analyses undertaken in our study

From: Numerical analysis of the role of radiogenic basement on temperature distribution in the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Québec

Well no.

Long.

Lat.

Lithology

\(C_U\) (ppm)

\(C_{Th}\) (ppm)

\(C_K\) (%)

A027

46.3186

−72.4857

Granitic gneiss

4.73

11.3

3.93

A126

46.1539

−72.6774

Pegmatite

2.19

22

5.80

A128

46.3356

−72.6103

Granite

1.58

6.7

3.92

A129

46.2895

−72.7064

Quartzite

0.67

1.4

1.34

A130

46.3068

−72.6997

Granitic gneiss

0.47

0.6

2.23

A167

46.6216

−71.7040

Granite

1.01

3.2

2.63

A175

46.8181

−71.3353

Granite

1.96

9.0

4.02

A186

46.1850

−72.6439

Pegmatite

1.59

5.9

3.91

A197

46.1814

−72.6714

Granite

0.87

5.2

6.59

A222

46.1819

−72.3201

Granitic gneiss

0.92

3.4

2.05