Back قباب ملحية Arabic Saltdiapir Danish Salzstock German Sala kupolo Esperanto Domo de sal Spanish گنبد نمکی Persian Dôme de sel French Diapiro salino Italian 岩塩ドーム Japanese Тұзды күмбездер Kazakh
A salt dome is a type of structural dome formed when salt (or other evaporite minerals) intrudes into overlying rocks in a process known as diapirism. Salt domes can have unique surface and subsurface structures, and they can be discovered using techniques such as seismic reflection. They are important in petroleum geology as they can function as petroleum traps.