Abstract
Norwegian heat flow measurements in drill holes and lakes give a mean of 1.02 ± 0.21 heat-flow units (48 values). A zone of possible low mantle heat flow is present east of the Caledonian mountains in Norway.
The heat generation studies of the plutonic rocks of the Oslo Region show that the average surface heat production of the Oslo area is comparable to that of the surface shield crust. The somewhat higher heat production of the Oslo area is related to higher U and K contents in the younger plutonic rocks.
A number of granitic plutons in the south and southeast part of the Precambrian shield have been examined and comparisons and correlations have been attempted.
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Heier, K.S., Grønlie, G. (1977). Heat Flow—Heat Generation Studies in Norway. In: Saxena, S.K., Bhattacharji, S., Annersten, H., Stephansson, O. (eds) Energetics of Geological Processes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86574-9_11
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