pre-salt layer

noun

Any of the strata laid down prior to a saline layer (formed from encroachment by a sea), and which hold a significant fraction of the world's oil and gas reserves.

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Meanings

nounpre-salt layer (plural pre-salt layers)

plural pre-salt layers

  1. geographyAny of the strata laid down prior to a saline layer (formed from encroachment by a sea), and which hold a significant fraction of the world's oil and gas reserves.
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