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saturated rock

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saturated rock [′sach·ə‚rād·əd ′räk]
(petrology)
An igneous rock composed principally of saturated minerals.


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Drake could never have imagined wells drilled at steep angles to reach a small oil or gas deposit several miles from the surface location of the drill rig, or drilled horizontally to drain thin, flat layers of oil saturated rock.
They live quite happily in salt lakes, saturated rock salt solutions, the bitter cold and the intense heat of the desert.
 
 
 
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