SLICKENSIDES

Noun

slickensides

plural of slickenside

Source: Wiktionary


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.

2. A variety of galena found in Derbyshire, England.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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