Brine spring

"Salt spring" redirects here. For other uses, see Salt spring (disambiguation).

A brine spring or salt spring is a saltwater spring.

Brine springs are not necessarily associated with halite deposits in the immediate vicinity. They may occur at valley bottoms made of clay and gravel which became soggy with brine seeped downslope from the valley sides.[1]

Brine springs have been early sources of salt production, see, e.g., Salt industry in Syracuse, New York.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Phalen, W.C. (1919). Salt Resources of the United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. p. 132. OCLC 4101987.


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