薄皮變形

薄皮變形（）是板塊構造在聚合性板塊邊緣的一種變形，它發生在淺逆衝斷層中，僅涉及覆蓋岩（通常是沉積岩），而不涉及更深的基底岩 Davidson et al., 1997, Exploring Earth, An Introduction to Physical Geology, ISBN 0-13-463936-7。
薄皮變形通常形成在碰撞帶前陸或火山弧後弧等處發育的褶皺和逆衝帶中。若底部有滑脱面存在，如頁岩、蒸發岩或高孔隙流體壓力。薄皮變形更爲顯著。其構造地層也包含多次重複地層爲特徵 Hatcher, R.D. 2007. Confirmation of Thin-skinned Thrust Faulting in Foreland Fold-Thrust Belts and Its Impact on Hydrocarbon Exploration: Bally, Gordy, and Stewart, Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, 1966. First in the AAPG History of Petroleum Geology Series on Papers Having a Major Impact on Petroleum Geology: A contribution of the AAPG History of Petroleum Geology Committee。

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