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Definition of Caprock
1. Noun. (geology) A harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caprock
1. an overlying rock layer [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caprock
Literary usage of Caprock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to Texas by Kimberly Young (1999)
"The caprock Canyons The caprock Canyons are even less known than the Palo Duro,
... caprock Canyons Outfitters The caprock Canyons State Park ..."
2. Paleohydrogeological Methods and Their Applications: Proceedings of an NEA by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1993)
"Under certain conditions it is possible to draw a paleotemperature profile through
the Gorleben caprock. Thus it was possible to confirm the hypothesis that ..."
3. Kauai Test Facility Environmental Assessment (1993)
"The overlying sediments act as a caprock because of their low overall ...
Recharge originates with storm rainfall and as seepage from the caprock sediments. ..."
4. The Handling of Timescales in Assessing Post-Closure Safety of Deep by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"Condition B, representing the situation after fracturing of the caprock: The
Cretaceous aquifers above the caprock in the Aller valley fault zone are ..."
5. The Llano Estacado of the Us Southern High Plains: Environmental by Elizabeth Brooks (2000)
"The depth of the layers of silt and sand above the impermeable shales, called
locally the caprock. is known as the saturated thickness and ranges from 0 to ..."
6. Natural Gas Technologies: Energy Security, Environment, and Economic Development by International Energy Agency (1994)
"The caprock is rarely of uniform thickness and one can generally identify a weak
point which is often where the caprock is the thinnest or where a ..."
7. Romantic Weekends in Texas by Mary Lu Abbott (2003)
"... Old West-style furnishings in its 11 guest rooms. Nine rooms have private baths.
The hotel is well located for taking scenic drives along the caprock. ..."
8. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group, Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"Druid Wilson (USGS retired) showed this outcrop to me nearly two decades ago and
at that time only the highly indurated limestone caprock was readily ..."
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