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slickenside

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slick·en·side  (slkn-sd)
n.
A polished, striated rock surface caused by one rock mass sliding over another in a fault plane.
[Dialectal slicken, glossy (alteration of slick) + side.]
slickenside [ˈslɪkənˌsaɪd]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a rock surface with a polished appearance and fine parallel scratches caused by abrasion during fault displacement
[from dialect slicken, variant of slick + side]
slickenside  (slkn-sd)
A polished, striated rock surface formed by one rock mass sliding over another in a fault plane.
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Some soils have slickensides in the B horizons (Vertic Natraqualfs, Vertic Solonetz).
Caracterizacao das condicoes abioticas que influem na distribuicao da ... by Giménez, Jorge Eloy; Hurtado, Martín Adolfo; Martínez, Omar Raúl / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
The slickensides along the ped faces show shiny polished surfaces caused by the rubbing that occurs during wetting and drying sequences.
Ecology and Vegetation of LeFleur's Bluff State Park, Jackson, ... by Wieland, Ronald G. / Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
think the most recent movement of the fault has had a predominantly vertical component because slickensides (parallel grooves and scratches on the inside face of the fault) at two spots in the shaley soils indicate mostly vertical slippage.
A fault of youth; new scientific ground was broken when geologists ... by Weisburd, Stefi / Science News
 
 
 
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