Slickensides
By Earthquake Hazards Program
2021 (approx.)
![Photo of a rock outcrop with labelled rake and strike vectors](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/slickensides.jpg?itok=f4xMvCuz)
Detailed Description
Slickensides are polished striated rock surfaces caused by one rock mass moving across another on a fault.
Sources/Usage
Photo courtesy of David Laurent