saliferous

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Keuper: Marnes irisees: Saliferous and gypseous shales and sandstone.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Saliferous, sā-lif′ėr-us, adj. bearing salt.—Saliferous system, the Triassic, from its rich deposits.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various