Its essential tectonic processes are thickening and subsequent thinning of the crust and lithosphere, which results in not only deformation of rocks but also the uplift of the mountains.

• 陆内造山作用是上部地壳对岩石圈不同深度层次剧烈变动的响应，地壳以及岩石圈的加厚和随后的变薄是其实质性的构造过程，不仅导致岩石的变形，而且也引起了山脉的隆升。