aquifer rock or sediment
An environmental material which is a portion of saturated rock or unconsolidated sediment that composes the solid matrix of an aquifer.
Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLD | Environmental > Terrestrial > Deep subsurface > Aquifer > Rock core/Sediment | 1 | ORGANISM |
Broader habitats
- environmental material
ENVO:00010483
Related terms
- aquifer
ENVO:00012408
Also called
- Rock core/Sediment
- aquifer matrix
Curation
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CONFIRM_UNGROUNDED
Confirmed UNGROUNDED: no ontology term fits this concept. ENVO:00012408 'aquifer' kept as an xref. Definition research for Rock core/Sediment retained the GOLD Aquifer parent and confirmed that ENVO:00012408 'aquifer' is a geologic body rather than the rock-or-sediment material that composes it. The GOLD leaf denotes in situ saturated aquifer matrix rather than the recovered core cylinder, so aquifer is retained only as an xref for its part-of context and ENVO:00002007 sediment is still rejected as a parent because it drops the rock half of the source concept. (source concept habitatmech:GOLD.20fb5b0162)
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DEFINED
Defined as 'aquifer rock or sediment' under ENVO:00010483 'environmental material'. Definition authored from a local evidence review, read in full. The review interprets GOLD's Environmental > Terrestrial > Deep subsurface > Aquifer > Rock core/Sediment leaf as in situ saturated aquifer material rather than a recovered core sample. ENVO:00010483 'environmental material' is the tightest existing genus that subsumes both rock and sediment, while ENVO:00012408 'aquifer' is a related geologic body and not an is-a parent. parent_mode=REPLACE drops the source-derived Aquifer parent because the material composes an aquifer rather than being a kind of aquifer.