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IMPERMEABLE ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

Impervious or impermeable rocks are those through which water cannot easily soak; they may be of two kinds: porous, like clay, or relatively non-porous, like massive unfissured granite. (...) porosity is not necessarily a sufficient condition to ensure permeability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

Somme toute, l'eau de pluie remplit des sortes de récipients terrestres, formés de roches dites perméables, opposées aux roches imperméables qui ne se laissent pas facilement traverser.

Spanish

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