Sinistral and dextral slickenfibres

In this video Catherine describes and measures sinistral and dextral slickenfibres formed on a fracture associated with strike-slip faults in Kilve, Somerset.
Dr. Catherine Mottram, Senior Lecturer University of Portsmouth
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3am and i'm looking up rocks

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Where the two sides of the fault movehorizontally, and the right side move
away from the observer this type of fault called
a. Dextral. b.oblique. c.sinistral.

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Sinistral