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zone of capillarity
A subsurface zone that overlies the zone of saturation in which capillary voids hold water above the zone of saturation by molecular attraction acting against gravity. Compare: zone of aeration
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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