salt dome

noun

: a domical anticline in sedimentary rock that has a mass of rock salt as its core

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Despite negative reports from contemporary geologists, Lucas remained convinced that oil was in the salt domes of the Gulf Coast. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Jan. 2024 Officially, county officials don't know at this point what caused the Tuesday collapse of one of a trio of salt domes at the Waukesha County Highway Operations center along Woodburn Road just east of Grandview Boulevard in Waukesha. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024 Sinkholes tend to be common in regions where soluble rocks, including salt domes and limestone, can be dissolved by groundwater, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023 The sustained oil drilling along the salt dome over decades could have contributed to creating the sinkhole, Howe said. Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for salt dome 

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salt dome was in 1908

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“Salt dome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20dome. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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