saltstone

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English saltstone, salteston, salt stan, from Old English sealtstān (rock salt, niter), from Proto-West Germanic *saltastain, equivalent to salt +‎ stone.

Noun

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saltstone (countable and uncountable, plural saltstones)

  1. (geology) Salt that has accumulated and hardened into a rocklike consistency.
    • 1991, Long-lived Legacy:
      The amount of saltstone to be produced at Savannah River is very large, about 3 million tons over 28 years; []
    • 2009, Advice on the Department of Energy's Cleanup Technology:
      Salt waste in the tanks at SRS is to be processed and the resulting LAW incorporated into a grout called saltstone; []

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