During shortening, unless material is lost, transpression produces vertical thickening in the crust. Transpression that occurs on a regional scale along plate boundaries is characterized by oblique convergence. More locally, transpression occurs within restraining bends in strike-slip fault zones.
During shortening, if material is not lost, transpression results in vertical thickening of the crust. Transpression occurring on a regional scale along plate boundaries is characterized by oblique convergence. Locally, transpression occurs within restraining bends in strike-slip fault zones.