The meaning of Slickenside
Slickenside – definition
nounA polished and striated rock surface that results from friction along a fault or bedding plane.
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Brittle deformation is evident from a number of fault planes showing quartz slickensides consistent…
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Word origin
mid 18th century: from a dialect variant of the adjective slick + side.
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