厚皮變形

厚皮變形（英語：）是指造成地殼縮短，並通常涉及基底岩層和深部斷層的構造變形[1]。最常見的是在大陸碰撞區的造山運動地帶。地殼不但水平向縮短並垂直向加厚。變形以褶皺和逆衝斷層爲主。但在高溫下地殼流（英語：）亦能發生[2]。

參考文獻
  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.
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