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Compression is the type of stress that deforms rock at which location ?

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The three main types of stress go along with the three types of plate boundaries. Compression is common at convergent boundaries, tension at divergent boundaries, and shear at transform boundaries. Rocks can bend and fold. Rocks can also fracture and break.
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Compression is common at convergent boundaries, tension in divergent boundaries, and shear at transform boundaries.

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The three main types of stress go along with the three types of plate boundaries. Rocks can bend and fold. Rocks can also fracture and break.

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