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Definition of Slickenside
1. Noun. (geology) A smooth, striated rock surface caused by the friction of one mass sliding over another ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slickenside
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slickenside
Literary usage of Slickenside
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology by Alexander Henry Green (1882)
"... surface increasing its smoothness* Surfaces marked by slickenside are often
found traversing beds in every direction in the neighbourhood of a fault, ..."
2. Geology for Students and General Readers: Physical Geology by Alexander Henry Green (1880)
"slickenside. — The walls of a fault are frequently grooved and sometimes highly
polished, as if the rocks on opposite sides had ground against one another. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological Society by Liverpool Geological Society (1892)
"Cut parallel with the plane of slickenside. (slickenside in Middle Slate Quarry,
... 36.—Cut at right angles to slickenside plane and stria. ..."
4. Journal of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland by Royal Geological Society of Ireland (1867)
"fI have procured some specimens of trap with slickenside surfaces from a dyke
which intersects the Old Red Sandstone, close to the town of Lamlash; ..."
5. Proceedings by Liverpool Geological Society (1892)
"Cut parallel with tlie plane of slickenside. (slickenside in Middle Slate Quarry,
... Cut at right angles to slickenside plane and stria. ..."
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