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Can a rock have high porosity but low permeability?
Yes for example Clay has high porosity and low permeability
Clay and solid rock are in porosity?
clay and solid rock has porosity
What rock is low in porosity and low in permeability?
Most intrusive igneous rock is low in porosity and permeability.
What does it mean if a rock has a high porosity?
Sedimentary rocks are composed of clasts or grains that have been pressed together. The gaps or spaces between these grains are known as pores or pore spaces. As such Porosity is a measurement of the volume of pore space compared to the total volume of the rock and is usually expressed as a percentage. As such a rock that has a high porosity has a very large amount of pore space compared to its total volume. For example a rock with a porosity of 50% would essentially be composed of 5o% solid material and 50% empty space (whcih may in turn be filled with fluid or gas or a mixture of the two.
What rock would have the greatest porosity?
sandstone
Can a rock have high porosity but low permeability?
Yes for example Clay has high porosity and low permeability
How does sorting of rock particles affect porosity of rocks?
poorly sorted = low porosity well sorted = high porosity
Clay and solid rock are in porosity?
clay and solid rock has porosity
What is low porosity and high porosity?
big particles=low porosity small particles=high porosity
How quickly would groundwater flow through rock with porosity and high permeability?
75
Why does a rock layer containing same sized particles have high porosity?
it is simply pie. the answer is pe
What are two factors about the particles in a rock have the greatest effect on the porosity of the rock?
Porosity refers to the measure of how much of a rock is open space. The two factors concerning particles in a rock that have the greatest effect on the rock's porosity are shape and distribution.
What rock is low in porosity and low in permeability?
Most intrusive igneous rock is low in porosity and permeability.
What is the deffination of absolute porosity?
total porosity of the rock weather their individual grains are connected or not.
What does it mean if a rock has a high porosity?
Sedimentary rocks are composed of clasts or grains that have been pressed together. The gaps or spaces between these grains are known as pores or pore spaces. As such Porosity is a measurement of the volume of pore space compared to the total volume of the rock and is usually expressed as a percentage. As such a rock that has a high porosity has a very large amount of pore space compared to its total volume. For example a rock with a porosity of 50% would essentially be composed of 5o% solid material and 50% empty space (whcih may in turn be filled with fluid or gas or a mixture of the two.
What rock would have the greatest porosity?
sandstone
How does density relate to porosity?
The relationship between density and porosity is an indirect proportionality.That is, the higher the density of a rock, the lower will be the porosity of that rock.In a more explicit way, the weight of over-lying rocks increase the density of the rock beneath, which in turn decreases the amount of pore spaces (porosity) of the rock through processes such as compaction, cementation, etc. Posted by Nwigwudu Ikechukwu.
