Common

Rock
Properties
Extreme Likely Likely Extreme
Kmax, Kmax,
Aquifer Material Kmin, ft/d Kmin, ft/d ft/d ft/d Rock Type
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Gravel 90 300 3000 3000 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Sand and Gravel Mixes 1 30 300 300 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Coarse Sand 50 70 300 300 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Medium Sand 1 20 70 200 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Fine Sand 0.05 3 20 20 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Gulf Coast Aquifer Systems (6603 values) 2 30 200 800 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Stream Terrace Deposit, Fort Worth, Texas (59 values) 0.01 1 100 300 Rock
Surficial Aquifer, central Florida (fine sand and silt, 55 Unconsolidated Sedimentary
values) 0.01 0.1 30 50 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Silt, Loess 0.0003 0.001 0.1 6 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Till 0.0000003 0.003 0.3 0.6 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Clay soils (surface) 0.01 0.01 1 1 Rock
Unconsolidated Sedimentary
Clay 0.000001 0.00001 0.0001 0.001 Rock
Unweathered Marine Clay 0.0000002 0.0000002 0.0006 0.0006 Carbonate Rocks
Karst 0.3 10 1000 10000 Carbonate Rocks
Reef Limestone 0.3 10 1000 6000 Carbonate Rocks
Limestone, Dolomite 0.0003 0.004 0.1 2 Carbonate Rocks
Fine-Grained Sandstone 0.0001 0.001 1 6 Indurated Sedimentary Rock
Medium-Grained Sandstone 0.001 1 10 80 Indurated Sedimentary Rock
Siltstone 0.000001 0.00001 0.005 0.04 Indurated Sedimentary Rock
Claystone 0.000000003 0.000001 0.00001 0.00003 Indurated Sedimentary Rock
Anhydrite 0.0000001 0.0000001 0.006 0.006 Indurated Sedimentary Rock
Shale 0.00000001 0.0000001 0.0001 1 Metamorphic or Volcanic Rock
Permeable Basalt 0.1 1 100 6000 Metamorphic or Volcanic Rock
Fractured Igneous and Metamorphic Rock 0.001 0.05 10 100 Metamorphic or Volcanic Rock
Weathered Granite 0.1 1 10 20 Metamorphic or Volcanic Rock
Weathered Gabbro 0.1 0.1 1 1 Metamorphic or Volcanic Rock
Basalt 0 0.03 0.1 0.1 Metamorphic or Volcanic Rock
Unfractured Igneous and Metamorphic Rock 0 9E-09 0.00006 0.00006 Metamorphic or Volcanic Rock
Unfractured Igneous and Metamorphic Rock 0 9E-09 0.00006 0.00006