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ALL meanings of cap rock

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  • noun cap rock a layer of rock that overlies a salt dome and consists of limestone, gypsum, etc 3
  • noun cap rock a layer of relatively impervious rock overlying an oil- or gas-bearing rock 3
  • noun cap rock a relatively impervious rock layer immediately overlying a deposit of oil, gas, salt, etc. 3
  • noun cap rock a mass of anhydrite, gypsum, or limestone immediately above the salt of a salt dome. 1
  • noun cap rock an impervious stratum overlying an oil- or gas-bearing structure. 1
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