A dome-shaped structure in sedimentary rocks, formed where a large mass of salt has been forced upwards. Such structures often form traps for oil or natural gas.
盐穹，盐丘
Example sentencesExamples
A salt dome in Texas turned into the Spindletop oil bonanza, a serendipity of far-reaching import.
Because of their buoyancy, halite beds may deform or rise and drag surrounding rocks, producing salt domes or act as fill or lubrication in geological faults.
The ship first drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and in the process managed to prove one of the Doc's pet theories: that there were salt domes in the Gulf and that these were the cap rocks for oil reservoirs.
Those deposits, known as salt domes are a major dry-land source of bromine today.
Halite is found in underground deposits known as salt domes, formed when ancient seas dried up and were buried under the earth.
Definition of salt dome in US English:
salt dome
noun
A dome-shaped structure in sedimentary rocks, formed where a large mass of salt has been forced upward. Such structures often form traps for oil or natural gas.
盐穹，盐丘
Example sentencesExamples
Because of their buoyancy, halite beds may deform or rise and drag surrounding rocks, producing salt domes or act as fill or lubrication in geological faults.
Halite is found in underground deposits known as salt domes, formed when ancient seas dried up and were buried under the earth.
Those deposits, known as salt domes are a major dry-land source of bromine today.
The ship first drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and in the process managed to prove one of the Doc's pet theories: that there were salt domes in the Gulf and that these were the cap rocks for oil reservoirs.
A salt dome in Texas turned into the Spindletop oil bonanza, a serendipity of far-reaching import.