SLICKENSIDE KINEMATIC INDICATORS

A new classification of slickenside kinematic indicators is presented based on 61 criteria. These slickensides have been subdivided into ele ven major groups: 'V' or crescentic markings, steps, fractures, trains of inclined planar structures, trailed material, asymmetric elevation s, deformed elements, mineralogical/crystallographic orientations, asy mmetric plan-view features, asymmetric cavities, and asymmetric folds. This classification constitutes a useful tool for geologists interest ed in the determination of the shear sense in fault surfaces bearing s lickensides. Examples of application of this classification to natural fault surfaces at different scales are presented. (C) 1998 Elsevier S cience B.V. All rights reserved.