A collision zone occurs when tectonic plates meet at a convergent boundary both bearing continental lithosphere.
As continental lithosphere is usually not subducted due to its relatively low density, the result is a complex area of orogeny involving folding and thrust faulting as the blocks of continental crust pile up above the subduction zone.
This includes the Eastern Anatolian collision zone[1] and Banda Arc–Australian collision zone.
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