page_title: Thick-skinned deformation
section_title: Examples
hierarchical_section_title: Thick-skinned deformation / Examples
caption_attribution_description: Himalayas as pictured by NASA Landsat 7 Satellite. Other Versions: thumb|120px|left|Added Territorial Boundaries
context_page_description: Thick-skinned deformation is a geological term which refers to crustal shortening that involves basement rocks and deep-seated faults as opposed to only the upper units of cover rocks above the basement which is known as thin-skinned deformation. While thin-skinned deformation is common in many different localities, thick-skinned deformation requires much more strain to occur and is a rarer type of deformation.
context_section_description: Himalayan Mountains - The Himalayas of Tibet are at the location of a continental collision between the Indian and Asian continents and contains many examples of thick-skinned deformation.
  Andes Mountains - The Andes of South America are at the location of an ancient subduction zone and are formed by thick-skinned deformation.
caption: NASA Landsat-7 imagery of Himalayas
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