Saliferous
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Producing, or impregnated with, salt. Saliferous rocks (Geol.),the New Red Sandstone system of some geologists; -- so calledbecause, in Europe, this formation contains beds of salt. Thesaliferous beds of New York State belong largely to the Salina periodof the Upper Silurian. See the Chart of Geology.
Saliferous meaning & definition 1 of Saliferous.