Abstract
Abstract Connate water is water trapped in the interstices of sedimentary rock (subsequently buried by younger sediments) or igneous rock when it was deposited. Connate water occurs as a film of water around each grain of sand in the rocks, is chemically or physically bound to the lithosphere (soil and rocks), and has existed since the rocks formed (also see Fossil Water). Although connate water resides in the rocks (interstitial or interstratal), it is not part of the groundwater system and does not play a role in the hydrologic cycle.
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