
Large scale slickenside at the Muránska planina Plateau (Western Carpathians, Slovakia)
by Ondrej Pelech, State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr, Bratislava, Slovakia
Road cut south of Škulová locality in the end of the Zlatnica Valley with exposed large-scale slickenside. Fracture
plane Z146/40°; slip line L172/50°; appears signs of inverse as well as dip slip activity. Observed fault represents one of branches of the Muráň Fault. Photo was published in Gologické práce Správy (Pelech & Kronome, 2019).
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- Exact location (20.0990 E, 48.8070 N)
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Taken on 19
September
2015
Submitted on 8 September 2025
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Ondrej Pelech (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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