Compressional Tectonics is a geological process characterized by the deformation of planetary crustal and lithospheric materials under convergent stress regimes, distinguished from other tectonic styles by the dominance of shortening structures such as folds, thrust faults, and reverse faults in response to horizontal compressive forces.
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