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Table 1 Theoretical thermal conductivity for each lithology with mean values from literature

From: Geothermal resource assessment of remote sedimentary basins with sparse data: lessons learned from Anticosti Island, Canada

Lithology

Thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1)

Low

Mean

High

Shale

1.74

2.17

2.61

Limestone

1.93

2.41

2.89

Dolomitic limestone

2.44

3.05

3.66

Dolomite

3.03

3.79

4.55

Sandstone

2.40

3.00

3.60

  1. Low and high thermal conductivity are calculated by subtracting or adding 20% to mean value
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