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    Table 1 Porosities and hydraulic conductivities for various rocks and sediments.

    Geological material Grain size/mm Porosity (%) Hydraulic conductivity/m per day
    Unconsolidated sediments
    clay 0.0005 to 0.002 45 to 60 less than 10–2
    silt 0.002 to 0.06 40 to 50 10–2 to 1
    sand 0.06 to 2 30 to 40 1 to 5 x 102
    gravel 2 to 64 25 to 35 5 x 102 to 1 x 104

    Consolidated sedimentary rocks


    shale fine 5 to 15 5 x 10–8 to 5 x 10–6
    sandstone medium 5 to 30 10–4 to 10*

    limestone variable 10–1 to 30* (solution porosity) 10–5 to 10*


    Igneous and metamorphic rocks
    basalt fine 10–3 to 1 (up to 50 if vesicular) 3 x 10–4 to 3*
    granite coarse 10–4 to 1 (up to 10 if fractured) 3 x 10–4 to 1*

    slate fine 10–3 to 1 10–8 to 10–5


    schist medium 10–3 to 1 10–7 to 10–1

    *Values at the higher end of the range occur where there is secondary porosity or permeability.

    Taken from: Open University Course S278: Earth’s physical resources: origin, use and environmental impact
    Original Copyright © The Open University 2006
    Reproduced for OpenLearn 2010 www.open.ac.uk/openlearn

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