\Sa*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. sal salt + -ferous.]
Producing, or impregnated with, salt.
{Saliferous rocks} (Geol.), the New Red Sandstone system of
   some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe, this
   formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of
   New York State belong largely to the Salina period of the
   Upper Silurian. See the Chart of {Geology}.