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slickenside

American  
[slik-uhn-sahyd] / ˈslɪk ənˌsaɪd /

noun

Geology.

  1. a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane.

slickenside British  
/ ˈslɪkənˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a rock surface with a polished appearance and fine parallel scratches caused by abrasion during fault displacement

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slickenside Scientific  
/ slĭk′ən-sīd′ /

  1. A polished, striated rock surface formed by one rock mass sliding over another in a fault plane.

Etymology

Origin of slickenside

First recorded in 1760–70; slick + -en 3 + side 1

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