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MEOWM MEO MEOW , resulting in the shortening and thickening of that portion of the crust. When the maximum compressive stress is vertical, a section of rock will often fail in normal faults, horizontally extending and vertically thinning a given layer of rock. Compressive stresses can also result in folding of rocks. Because of the large magnitudes of lithostatic stress in tectonic plates, tectonic-scale deformation is always subjected to net compressive stress.

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-In [[geology]] the term '''compression''' refers to a set of stresses directed toward the center of a rock mass. [[Compressive strength]] refers to the maximum [[compressive stress]] that can be applied to a material before failure occurs. When the maximum compressive stress is in a horizontal orientation, [[thrust fault]]ing can occur, resulting in the shortening and thickening of that portion of the [[crust (geology)|crust]]. When the maximum compressive stress is vertical, a section of rock will often fail in [[normal fault]]s, horizontally extending and vertically thinning a given layer of rock. Compressive stresses can also result in [[fold (geology)|folding]] of rocks. Because of the large magnitudes of [[lithostatic stress]] in [[tectonic plate]]s, tectonic-scale [[deformation (geology)|deformation]] is always subjected to net compressive stress.
+MEOWM MEO MEOW , resulting in the shortening and thickening of that portion of the [[crust (geology)|crust]]. When the maximum compressive stress is vertical, a section of rock will often fail in [[normal fault]]s, horizontally extending and vertically thinning a given layer of rock. Compressive stresses can also result in [[fold (geology)|folding]] of rocks. Because of the large magnitudes of [[lithostatic stress]] in [[tectonic plate]]s, tectonic-scale [[deformation (geology)|deformation]] is always subjected to net compressive stress.
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