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Table 1 Thermal conductivity measurements from core

From: Evaluation of the geothermal potential of the western Snake River Plain based on a deep corehole on the Mountain Home AFB near Mountain Home, Idaho

Depth (m)

Thermal gradient (°C/km)

Depth (m)

Conductivity [W/(m K)]

Calculated heat flow (mW/m2)

200–600

56 ± 5

169

1.86 ± 0.1

104 ± 16

640–800

81 ± 4

758

1.29 ± 0.1

104 ± 13

1200–1500

73 ± 7

1200

1.35 ± 0.1

99 ± 16

  

1794

1.53 ± 0.1

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