Slickensides — Slick en*sides , n. 1. The smooth, striated, or partially polished surfaces of a fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the sliding of one surface on another. [1913 Webster] 2. A variety of galena found in Derbyshire, England. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slickensides — /ˈslɪkənsaɪdz/ (say slikuhnsuydz) noun a rock surface which has become more or less polished and striated from the sliding or grinding motion of an adjacent mass of rock. {slicken (dialect variant of slick1) + side} …
joint — /joynt/, n. 1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with… … Universalium
bowl — [ gilgai ] A cup or trough shaped subsurface morphology centered under and surrounding the microlow of a gilgai, commonly 3 5 m across and 1.5 3 m thick, containing numerous slickensides (oblique slip / shear faces) within it, and bounded… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
slickenside — I. ˈslikənˌsīd noun Etymology: English dialect slicken smooth (alteration of slick) (II) + side : a smooth striated polished surface produced on rock by movement along a fault, a subsidiary fracture, a bedding plane, or at the bottom of a… … Useful english dictionary
Slikensides — Slik en*sides , n. Same as {Slickensides}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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