Whether sedimentary rocks store fossil hydrocarbons or act as impermeable layers to prevent the rise of oil, natural gas or ...

They hypothesize that certain reactions can cause temporary porosity in these rocks. By mathematically modeling the hydration and dehydration of rock at high pressure, they derived equations to ...

But porosity grows as intact rock interacts with surface waters beneath the soil. You have full access to this article via your institution. Granitic rock forms at depth, and comprises ...