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a. A natural deposit of halite or of any other soluble salt; e.g., an
evaporite. See also: salines
b. An anglicized form of salina. In this usage, a saline may refer to
various features such as a playa, a salt flat, a saltpan, a salt marsh, a
salt lake, a salt pond, a salt well, or a saltworks. AGI
c. Salt spring. AGI
d. Salty; containing dissolved sodium chloride, e.g., seawater.
AGI
e. Having a salinity appreciably greater than that of seawater, e.g., a
brine. AGI
f. Containing dissolved salts at concentrations great enough to allow the
precipitation of sodium chloride; hypersaline. AGI
g. Said of a taste resembling that of common salt, esp. in describing the
properties of a mineral. AGI
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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