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 The proudest member of the IMCA 6168----- Original Message ----- From: John Divelbiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bill Mason III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Michel Franco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Meteorite List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Michel Franco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Meteorite List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
