: a domical anticline in sedimentary rock that has a mass of rock salt as its core
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Recent Examples on the WebUsing a technique known as solution mining, teams will create cylindrical salt dome caverns the size of the Empire State Building deep beneath the earth in Delta, 130 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.Forbes, 7 July 2022 The federal money could help fund additional hydrogen storage outside Delta, too, with more caverns carved into the salt dome. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 The Delta salt dome could potentially be a big part of that, storing hydrogen for use by trucks and heavy industry across the region. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 That hydrogen will be stored in a massive underground salt dome below the Millard County power plant so it can be converted into electricity when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing, even months later. Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022 The first phase of the project is expected to break ground in 2026, with the goal of generating two gigawatts of power and constructing two storage facilities within the salt dome. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2022 Additional projects, including the parking lot and walkway construction, and removal of the salt dome, batting cages and a two-story building next to the ice rink, could cost an additional $5.9 million. Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021 In the aftermath of last winter’s heavy snowfalls, Chicago began using its new $12 million salt dome on the North Side at West Grand Avenue and North Campbell Avenue. Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 31 Dec. 2021 The city next week will have a new salt dome to store winter salt when construction is complete. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021 See More