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Aquifer |
Aquifer-body of saturated rock or sediment though which water can move easily. |
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Aquitard |
Retard flow of water
Shale, most crystalline rock |
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Aquiclude |
No flow at all
Unfractured crystalline rock |
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Porosity |
Percentage of rock or sediment that consists of voids or openings Ability to hold wayer |
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Permeability |
The capacity of a rock to transmit fluid through pores and fractures
Measures relative ease of water flow |
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Effects of Groundwater |
Karst Topography: Caves, sinkholes, disappearing streams, features, karst towers.
Other effects: Petrification, concretions, geodes. |
