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Thrust tectonics - Wikipedia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustal_thickening
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Thrust tectonics - Wikipedia
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Thrust tectonics or contractional tectonics is concerned with the structures formed by, and the tectonic processes associated with, the shortening and thickening of the crust or lithosphere.
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