Geological Formations

Resistivities (Ω∙m)

Quaternary covering

Dry sands

1000 to 20,000

Lateritic sands and sandstones

1000 to 100,000

Sands and clayey sandstones

100 to 1000

Continental terminal (Ct)

Clayey sands and sandstones

100 to 1500

Sandy clays and sandstone clays

20 to 500

Clays

5 to 100

Brackish waters

1 to 5

Paleocene

Marls, marly clays, marl-limestones

2 to 60

Continental “hamadien” (Ch)

Clayey sands and sandstones

100 to 5000

Sandy clays and sandstone clays

20 to 500

Precambrian Base

Granite

3000 to 60,000