aquiclude
(geology) A porous formation that absorbs water slowly but will not transmit it fast enough to furnish an appreciable supply for a well or spring.
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(geology) A porous formation that absorbs water slowly but will not transmit it fast enough to furnish an appreciable supply for a well or spring.
A rock, such as London clay, which does not allow the passage of water through it; an impermeable rock. Such a rock will act as a boundary to an aquifer.
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