Learner's definition of DOMINANT. 1. [more dominant; most dominant] : more important, powerful, or successful than most or all others. The university has/plays a dominant [=major] role in the local economy. Money is the dominant [=main] force in consumer societies. The company is now dominant in its market.
Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock that can have high porosity, yet can be nearly impermeable due to the poorly interconnected voids.hale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock that can have high porosity, yet can be nearly impermeable due to the poorly interconnected voids.
Sedimentary Rocks preserve the record of the earth's ancient surface environments, and of life. Undisturbed sedimentary rocks tell us of long quiet conditions. Tilted and fractured sedimentary rocks are a record of crustal disturbance.