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salt dome

Largely subsurface geologic structure that consists of a vertical cylinder of salt embedded in horizontal or inclined strata. In the broadest sense, the term includes both the core of salt and the strata that surround and are “domed” by the core. Major accumulations of oil and natural gas are associated with salt domes in the U.S., Mexico, the North Sea, Germany, and Romania; domes along the Gulf Coast contain large quantities of sulfur. Salt domes are also major sources of salt and potash on the Gulf Coast and in Germany, and they have been used for underground storage of liquefied propane gas. Storage “bottles,” made by drilling into the salt and then forming a cavity by subsequent solution, have been considered as sites for disposal of radioactive wastes.


salt dome [′sȯlt ‚dōm]
(geology)
A diapiric or piercement structure in which there is a central, equidimensional salt plug.


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The high-pressure pipeline network can collect and store 6-12 hours of energy, and if the project is sited near a geologic feature, such as a salt dome, aquifer, limestone cavern, or depleted gas field, energy storage times can exceed a month.
The council has recently opened a second purpose-built salt dome to store salt at its Halkyn depot.
In May, Semarnart received congressional approval of a law that would permit the disposal of waste in salt dome caverns, a move designed to increase facilities for the disposal of waste, especially waste produced by the drilling industry.
 
 
 
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