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  1. Continental Collision

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    | Collision Type | Characteristic Feature | Representative Example | Typical Crustal Thickening Rate |
    | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Collisional with Oblique Slip | Major strike-slip faulting concurrent with thrusting | North American Cordillera (Pre-Miocene)/) | $2 \text{ mm/year}$ |
    | Shortening Dominated | Near-symmetrical crustal thickening | Hercynian Orogeny | $1.5 \text{ mm/year}$ |
    | Ductile Escape Dominant | Transcurrent thinning in outboard [terranes](/entries/terran…