Thrust tectonics is concerned with the structures formed, and the tectonic processes associated with, the shortening of the crust or
Areas of thrust tectonics are typically associated with:
* The collision of two continents or a continent and an island arc at a destructive plate boundary
* Restraining bends on
* On passive margins, balancing up-dip extension, where an effective detachment layer is present
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