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Glossary:Permeability barrier
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A barrier to movement of a fluid through the rock. This may be a change in the rock where the pores are no longer connected or even present, or secondary mineral growth that filling in the pore throats and natural fractures. In one sense, a permeability barrier may be another rock that acts as a seal.