▪ I. salband Geol.
(ˈsɑːlbænd)
Also 9 salebande, sahlband.
[G. salband selvage, earlier sahlband (from 16th c.), alteration of selb-ende ‘self-end’ (cf. selvage = ‘self-edge’).]
A thin crust or coating of mineral, etc.
| 1811 Pinkerton Petral. I. 594 note, The amber is found between two salbands of lignite. 1839 Ure Dict. Arts 316 These are often found upon both sides of the vein, so as to form cheeks or salebandes. 1879 Rutley Stud. Rocks xi. 199 The tachylytes occur mostly as salbands or thin crusts at the sides or margins of basalt dykes. |
▪ II. salband
see sale n.3