Meaning Of The Word Slickenside
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Slickenside Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Slickenside?
slickenside in American English
a smooth, polished rock surface produced by friction, pressure, or cleavage noun: a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane slickenside in British English noun: a rock surface with a polished appearance and fine parallel scratches caused by abrasion during fault displacement |
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