a smoothly polished surface caused by frictional movement between rocks along the two sides of a fault. This surface is normally striated in the direction of movement.
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In geology, a slickenside is a smoothly polished surface caused by frictional movement between rocks along the two sides of a fault. This surface is normally striated in the direction of movement. The plane may be coated by mineral fibres that grew during the fault movement, known as slickenfibres, which also show the direction of displacement. Du...
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smooth; polished rock surface produced by friction
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(from the article `fault`) Fault slip may polish smooth the walls of the fault plane, marking them with striations called slickensides, or it may crush them to a fine-grained, ...
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A smooth, striated, polished surface produced on rock by friction.
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A polished or smooth fault surface. The direction of the last fault movement can be determined by feeling which direction is smoothest with your hand.
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A smooth, striated, polished surface produced on rock by friction.
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A polished and smoothly striated surface that results from friction along a fault plane.
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The striated, polished surface of a fault caused by one wall rubbing against the other.
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