salt dome: Meaning and Definition of

salt' dome"

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— Geol. Geol.
  1. a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth's surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools. Cf.
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