The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saliferous
Saliferous \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.
Wiktionary
saliferous
a. Yielding or containing salt; saliniferous
WordNet
saliferous
adj. containing or yielding salt; "saliferous formations"; "salt domes"
Usage examples of "saliferous".
It overlies a bed of saliferous sandstone which has been worked for salt.