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Definition of: slickensides
(slik′ən·sīdz) noun plural Geol.
Polished and scratched or striated rock surfaces, exhibited on the opposed faces of veins or faults where they have moved one upon another. [<dial. E slicken slick + SIDE]
—slick′en·sid′ed adjective
—slick′en·sid′ing noun
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