Heat Flow in the Campos Sedimentary Basin and Thermal History of the Continental Margin of Southeast Brazil

Table 4

Mean thermal conductivities of sedimentary formations in the Campos basin, derived from lithologic descriptions of drill cuttings.

Stratigraphic unit	Dominant lithology	Thermal conductivity (W/m/K)
Emborê formation	Sandstones	2.0 ± 0.4
Mb. Grussaí	Carbonates	1.9 ± 0.3
Mb. Siri	Carbonates	2.2 ± 0.4
Macaé formation	Carbonates	2.9 ± 0.5
Mb. Ubatuba	Sandstones	2.4 ± 0.4
Mb. Carapebus	Sandstones	2.5 ± 0.5
Lagoa Feia formation	Shale (Coquina)	2.8 ± 0.6
Cretaceous sediments	Sandstones and shale	2.3 ± 0.5