厚皮变形(英语:Thick-skinned deformation)是指造成地壳缩短,并通常涉及基底岩层和深部断层的构造变形[1]。最常见的是在大陆碰撞区的造山运动地带。地壳不但水平向缩短并垂直向加厚。变形以褶皱逆冲断层为主。但在高温下地壳流(英语:crustal flow)亦能发生[2]

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  1. ^ Pfiffner, Adrian (2006). Thick-skinned and thin-skinned styles of continental contraction. Geological Society of America. 414. pp. 153–177. doi:10.1130/2006.2414(09). ISBN 978-0-8137-2414-0. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ^ Copley, Alex; Dan McKenzie (2007). "Models of crustal flow in the India–Asia collision zone" (PDF). Geophysical Journal International. 169 (2): 683–698. Bibcode:2007GeoJI.169..683C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03343.x. Retrieved 5 November 2012.