[meteorite-list] Slikensides ?

From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:29 2004
Message-ID: <001f01c2d964$202ef320$a5c943d8_at_malcolm>

Hello Good List, I now know how Slikensides came to be, thanks to all the
experts that hang around this list! BUT, I still have not figured out what
you are talking about? What is a Slikenside? Some one asked;

> > > I am looking for information about SLIKENSIDE formation.
> > >
> > > Does they come from a shock in the cosmos or do they form when landing
on Earth ?

But no one has said what they are!

Thanks, Tom
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From: John Divelbiss <j.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: Bill Mason III <bmason3_at_attbi.com>; Michel Franco
<michel_at_caillou-noir.com>; Meteorite List
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Slikensides ?


> Bill,
>
> Thank you for this informative response. I have a nice chunk of Zag that
has
> one surface that looked like a slickenslide...but I've had doubts because
it
> looked smooth/polished, and I was thinking these subtle striations should
be
> grooves with edges. Not the case by your answer.
>
> If I can get a good picture of it this weekend, I'll send it to Jeff in
> Australia and see if he'll put on his site. Thanks again for clarification
> for all of us.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Mason III" <bmason3_at_attbi.com>
> To: "Michel Franco" <michel_at_caillou-noir.com>; "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Slikensides ?
>
>
> > Michel,
> > Perhaps I can give you an insight into just what "slickensides" are
> all
> > about. A slickenside is a fault surface or fault-plane which exhibits
> > movement and dislocation,frequently warped,broken,and frequently offset.
> > When you see a true slickensides it is polished because the sliding
> surfaces
> > are under great pressure as they move slowly, opposing surfaces are
> polished
> > and often striated grooved.
> > If you are thinking of impact structure you will most likely find
> > evidence of directional striations as in a dynamite exposition but you
> will
> > not see the polishing as evidenced in slickenside.
> > Bill Mason
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michel Franco" <michel_at_caillou-noir.com>
> > To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:00 AM
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Slikensides ?
> >
> >
> > > Dear list
> > >
> > > I am looking for information about SLIKENSIDE formation.
> > >
> > > Does they come from a shock in the cosmos or do they form when landing
> on
> > > Earth ?
> > >
> > > Any detail will be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thank's in advance.
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Michel FRANCO
> > >
> > >
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