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Porosity
- Porosity is a measure of the open space or voids within a rock, and it can be influenced by the size and shape of the individual grains making up the rock.
- Irregularly shaped or larger grains may leave more space between them, resulting in higher porosity.
- Porosity can be significantly influenced by rock mechanical processes.
- Mechanical processes like compaction, cementation, and deformation can alter the arrangement of rock grains.
- Porosity of spherical rock grains is higher in the case of cubic packing.
Additional InformationSpecific Gravity
- Specific gravity is a measure of the density of a substance compared to the density of water.
- In geology and engineering, specific gravity is used to estimate the density of rocks and minerals.
- Knowing the specific gravity of a rock is useful for calculating various properties, including overburden stress, which is the weight of the overlying rock or sediment.
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