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Table 3 Examples of lithological proportion estimates for the West Center zone and resulting thermal conductivity values

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

West Center zone
Thermal units	Lithologies	%	Thermal conductivity (W m⁻¹ K⁻¹)
Thermal units	Lithologies	%	Low	High
Ch–Ju–GR	Shale	12	1.90	2.85
Ch–Ju–GR	Limestone	88	1.90	2.85
Merrimack	Shale	70	1.79	2.69
Merrimack	Limestone	30	1.79	2.69
Bs–EB–UV	Shale	18	1.89	2.83
Bs–EB–UV	Limestone	82	1.89	2.83
Lower Vauréal	Shale	46	1.83	2.74
Lower Vauréal	Limestone	54	1.83	2.74
Macasty	Shale	100	1.74	2.61
Upper Mingan	Shale	50	1.83	2.74
Upper Mingan	Limestone	50	1.83	2.74
Lower Mingan	Shale	14	1.99	2.98
	Limestone	68
	Dolomite	3
	Sandstone	15
Romaine	Limestone	30	2.56	3.84
	Dolomite	65
	Sandstone	5

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