Research Article
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 |
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