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Thin-skinned deformation

style of deformation in plate tectonics at a convergent boundary which occurs with shallow thrust faults that only involves cover rocks (typically sedimentary rocks), and not deeper basement rocks

Pronunciation
/θɪn - skɪnd ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/
/θɪn - skɪnd ˌdɛfərˈmeɪʃən/
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