Definition of Salifirous
Sa*lif"er*ous (?), a. [L. sal
salt + -ferous.] Producing, or impregnated with,
salt.
Saliferous rocks (Geol.), the New Red
Sandstone system of some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe,
this formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of New York
State belong largely to the Salina period of the Upper Silurian. See
the Chart of Geology.
Sa*lif"er*ous (?), a. [L. sal
salt + -ferous.] Producing, or impregnated with,
salt.
Saliferous rocks (Geol.), the New Red
Sandstone system of some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe,
this formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of New York
State belong largely to the Salina period of the Upper Silurian. See
the Chart of Geology.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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