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Slickensides in Serpentinite

From Andrew Alden, About.com

Slickensides are very common in serpentinite. These ones are small, but whole outcrops glisten because slickensiding is so pervasive. (See serpentinite gallery)
Pervasive slickensidesPhoto (c) 2006 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com. From stop 19 of the California subduction trip
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