Dictionary:Salt tectonics

{{#category_index:S|salt tectonics}} Deformation involving salt or other evaporites; halotectonics. Halokinesis involves salt flow powered entirely by gravity (buoyancy). Salt piercement may be active (upbuilding), possibly actively piercing through overlying sediments, or it may be passive (downbuilding) where the salt remains more-or-less at the same depth while sediments around it subside.