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Radioactivity and heat production data from several boreholes in the Bohemian Massif

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The radiogenic heat production of rock samples from boreholes in the Bohemian Massif has been calculated from gamma-radiometric determinations of Th, U and K contents. The results, in general, fit the heat flow distribution on the territory of Czechoslovakia[1]. The values of heat production are in the range from 1.1µW m−3 in the eastern part to 4.4µW m−3 in the north-western part of the Bohemian Massif.

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  1. Geophysical Institute, Czechosl. Acad. Sci., Prague

    Milan Krešl & Věra Vaňková

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Krešl, M., Vaňková, V. Radioactivity and heat production data from several boreholes in the Bohemian Massif. Stud Geophys Geod 22, 165–176 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01614041

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