An impermeable rock that neither contains nor transmits water is called ...........................
Aquifuge
Geological formations are classified by two properties: whether they can contain (store) water in their pores and whether they can transmit it.
An aquifer, such as sand or gravel, both contains and transmits water freely and yields it to wells.
An aquitard, such as sandy clay, contains water and transmits it only slowly, acting as a leaky confining layer.
An aquiclude, such as clay, is porous and can contain a large amount of water, but its pores are so fine that it cannot transmit water in usable quantities.
An aquifuge, such as massive unfractured granite or basalt, has no interconnected openings at all. It is impermeable and neither contains nor transmits water, which is exactly the description given.
Therefore an impermeable rock that neither holds nor passes water is an aquifuge, while the aquiclude differs because it does hold water.
Hence, Aquifuge.
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