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Thermal units | Optimistic scenario | Pessimistic scenario | ||||||
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Lithological zones | Lithological zones | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1) | ||||||||
 Ch–Ju–GR | n.a | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.90 | n.a | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 |
 Merrimack | n.a | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | n.a | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 |
 Bs–EB–UV | 1.83 | 1.89 | 1.85 | 2.25 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.78 | 3.38 |
 Lower Vauréal | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 2.77 | 2.74 | 2.72 | 2.90 |
 Macasty | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | n.a | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | n.a |
 Upper Mingan | 1.91 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 2.87 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.95 |
 Lower Mingan | 1.93 | 1.99 | 1.92 | 1.91 | 2.90 | 2.98 | 2.88 | 2.86 |
 Romaine | 2.53 | 2.56 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 3.80 | 3.84 | 3.55 | 3.57 |
 Basement | 4.71 | 2.70 | ||||||
Heat generation rate (µW m−3) | ||||||||
 Ch–Ju–GR | n.a | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | n.a | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
 Merrimack | n.a | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | n.a | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 |
 Bs–EB–UV | 0.84 | 0.72 | 0.90 | 0.41 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 0.90 | 0.41 |
 Lower Vauréal | 0.91 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
 Macasty | 2.87 | 2.87 | 2.87 | n.a | 2.87 | 2.87 | 2.87 | x |
 Upper Mingan | 0.63 | 1.46 | 1.02 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 1.46 | 1.02 | 0.71 |
 Lower Mingan | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.58 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.58 | 0.79 |
 Romaine | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.66 |
 Basement (for the 3D model) | 1.64 | 0.41 | ||||||
BHT (for the 1D simulations) | Corrected BHT for drilling and paleoclimatic effect | Uncorrected BHT | ||||||
T0 | Undisturbed surface temperature | Â | ||||||
Mantle heat flux | 15 mW m−2 |  |