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Shale is not Porous because it is a sedimentary rock.,

of course it's not true ,shale is a porous rock but it's pores are not connected in other words it's not permeable .here is a reason for that:

http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Dakota/vol1/petro/petro04.htm

(to a depth of 50 ft the formation is made of shale and it's porosity is around 50 percent

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