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ˈslɪk ənˌsaɪdslick·en·sid·e
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slickensidenoun
A smooth, striated rock surface caused by the friction of one mass sliding over another
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Slickenside
In geology, a slickenside is a smoothly polished surface caused by frictional movement between rocks along a fault. This surface is typically striated with linear features, called slickenlines, in the direction of movement.
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Slickenside
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. Due to irregularities in the fault plane exposed slickenfibres typically have a stepped appearance that can be used to determine the sense of movement across the fault. The surface feels smoother when the hand is moved in the same direction that the eroded side of the fault moved, as the surface steps down in that direction, like the scales on a fish when stroked from the head. In pedology, the study of soils in their natural environments, a slickenside is a surface of the cracks produced in soils containing a high proportion of swelling clays. Slickensides are a type of cutan. In the Australian Soil Classification, slickensides, along with lenticular structural aggregates, are an indicator of a vertosol.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slickenside in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slickenside in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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