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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALT DOME

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Salt dome is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SALT DOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Salt dome

A salt dome is a type of structural dome formed when a thick bed of evaporite minerals found at depth intrudes vertically into surrounding rock strata, forming a diapir. It is important in petroleum geology because salt structures are impermeable and can lead to the formation of a stratigraphic trap.

Definition of salt dome in the English dictionary

The definition of salt dome in the dictionary is a domelike structure of stratified rocks containing a central core of salt: formed by the upward movement of a salt deposit.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALT DOME

salt away
salt bath
salt beef
salt cake
salt cellar
salt cod
salt flat
salt lake
Salt Lake City
salt lick
salt marsh
salt mine
SALT negotiations
salt of the earth
salt out
salt pan
salt plug
salt pork
salt shaker
salt spoon

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALT DOME

astrodome
at home
at-home
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become
brachydome
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come
dome
geodesic dome
home
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macrodome
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onion dome
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radome
rhytidome
semidome

Synonyms and antonyms of salt dome in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «salt dome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALT DOME

Find out the translation of salt dome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of salt dome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «salt dome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盐丘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

domo de sal
570 millions of speakers

English

salt dome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नमक गुंबद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قبة الملح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соляной купол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

domo de sal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লবণ গম্বুজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dôme de sel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kubah garam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salzstock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

岩塩ドーム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암염
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uyah kubah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mái vòm muối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உப்பு டோம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मीठ घुमट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tuz kubbesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cupola salina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sól kopuły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соляний купол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sare dom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλάτι θόλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sout koepel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

salt kupol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

salt dome
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of salt dome

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALT DOME»

The term «salt dome» is normally little used and occupies the 119.241 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about salt dome

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALT DOME»

Discover the use of salt dome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to salt dome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deformation, Metamorphism, and Mineralization in ...
... series of samples. Although this paper deals entirely with the petrology of the gypsumanhydrite cap rock of a single salt dome, it offers results that have bearing not only on other salt-dome cap rocks but also on many other fields of geology.
Marcus Isaac Goldman, 1952
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Industrial Minerals and Extractive Industry Geology: Based ...
More than 350 Mt of sulphur have been produced by the Frasch process from Gulf of Mexico Basin salt dome cap rocks and from Permian evaporites of the Delaware Basin of west Texas, USA. These native sulphur concentrations were formed ...
P. W. Scott, Colin Malcolm Bristow, 2002
3
Salt Diapirs of the Great Kavir, Central Iran
Further equivocal evidence for extrusion is the association with apparent tuffs ( which are likely to be maar-type surge or airfall deposits but which could conceivably be formed by explosive alteration of in Figure 1 .62. View of Razan salt dome, ...
M. P. A. Jackson, 1990
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3D Seismic Technology: Application to the Exploration of ...
The main aims of this paper are to examine how the deep- level salt systems evolved into the shallower salt dome geometries (in 3D and through time) and how this complex evolution may have influenced reservoir development, trap ...
Richard J. Davies, 2004
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Proposed 1980 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease ...
From the salt dome storage, petroleum will be pumped via a 42-inch diameter pipeline to St. James Parish for processing or distribution. When the salt dome cavities are first established, the associated brine will be discharged into the Gulf  ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management, 1979
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Evaporites, Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Compositionally, the salt dome metal sulfide deposits have associated ore grade sulfur deposits and local extremely high grade celestite and strontianite deposits that the MVT and Sedex type deposits generally lack. Likewise, the extremely ...
J.L. Melvin, 1991
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
SALT-DOME SECTIONS Sabataln Formation The Sabatain is the lowest exposed formation of the Amran Group in the salt-dome areas of west and northwest IJadramawt (and the two adjoining salt domes at Al'Ayadim (Layadim) in W.A.P. and ...
‎1949
8
Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, ...
In this popular text that has trained thousands in the petroleum industry for years, Dr. Norman Hyne takes readers through upstream operations--from how oil and gas are formed; how to find commercial quantities; how to drill, evaluate, and ...
Norman J. Hyne, 2012
9
Texas Oil & Gas Since 1543
Surface evidences and showings encountered in previous tests in that area had revealed the probable existence of a salt dome at Sugarland. The dome was not detected by the early refraction seismograph method, but it was indicated by a ...
C. A. Warner, 2007
10
geoENV II — Geostatistics for Environmental Applications
The Gorlebcn salt dome is currently under investigation as a potential site for the final disposal of radioactive waste. The evaluation of the retention potential of the geosphere overlaying the salt dome using groundwater and radionuclide ...
Jaime Gómez-Hernández, A.O. Soares, Roland Froidevaux, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALT DOME»

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Texas Brine shifts blame to Occidental Petroleum, others for causing …
State scientists and a special panel of worldwide experts have said for more than two years that Texas Brine mined a salt dome cavern too close to the dome's ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
2
Bernards Township, County Propose Sharing Road Salt Dome
Bernards Township and Somerset County has proposed a shared salt dome behind the township engineering building, located at 277 S. Maple Ave. in Basking ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
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County and Bernards Propose Shared Road Salt Dome in Township
County and Bernards Propose Shared Road Salt Dome in Township ... The county would also purchase the road salt to fill the dome, which would be equipped ... «TAPinto.net, Jun 15»
4
Baltimore County nixes Loch Raven school property as salt dome site
After Loch Raven Village residents mobilized a campaign opposing plans to put a road salt storage dome at a neighborhood school, Baltimore County officials ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»
5
New safety rules since massive sinkhole prevent Texas Brine from …
Occidental Chemical Corp., Texas Brine's longtime brine customer and partner in the salt dome cavern that likely failed and triggered the sinkhole, is looking for ... «The Advocate, Apr 15»
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Sinkholes Added as Threat in Louisiana Disaster Plan; Salt Domes
For the first time, the state will map salt domes and their surrounding 2-mile radius in each parish. “That's the best way they can predict if a sinkhole might ... «Insurance Journal, Apr 15»
7
Winter Storm Juno Represents First Big Test of New Rochelle's New …
NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Tons of snow is being kept warm and dry inside a newly constructed Salt Dome at the New Rochelle DPW Yard on East Main Street. «Talk of the Sound, Jan 15»
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Akron man found dead in salt dome
AKRON, Ohio - A missing man was found dead in a salt dome Thursday. The body of 51-year old Wesley Riffle was found on a large pile of salt at the Evans ... «NewsNet5.com, Oct 14»
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Louisiana's 37-acre Sinkhole Spawns Insurance Fight
The collapse of a portion of a salt dome that left a 37-acre sinkhole in swampy land west of Baton Rouge has bubbled up into a $50 million dispute between the ... «Insurance Journal, Oct 14»
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Gas-Charged Earthquakes Linked to Mysterious Louisiana Sinkhole
The sinkhole opened up near the western edge of the Napoleonville salt dome. Salt domes are a kind of natural structure caused by the upward flow of salt in ... «LiveScience.com, Jul 14»

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