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What principal involves an intrusive rock body younger then the rock into which it intrudes?
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The principal of cross-cutting relationships involves intrusive rock body younger then the rock into which it intrudes.
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What principal involves an intrusive rock body younger then the rock into which intrudes?
The principal of cross-cutting relationships involves intrusive rock body younger then the rock into which it intrudes.
What principal involves an intrusive rock body younger than the rock into which it intrudes?
principle of original horizontality
When a granite intrudes into a layer of limestone which is younger granite or limestone?
granite
Why is an igneous intrusion younger than the rocks in which it is found?
The melted rock of the igneous intrusion pushed its way into cracks and made previously existing rock weaker. The intrusions only became rock when they cooled and solidified, therefore they are younger than the rocks in which they are embedded.
Younger layers of undisturbed sedimentary rock are above older layers according to?
the principal of sedimentarianism
What principal involves an intrusive rock body younger then the rock into which intrudes?
The principal of cross-cutting relationships involves intrusive rock body younger then the rock into which it intrudes.
What principal involves an intrusive rock younger than the rock into which it intrudes?
principle of original horizontality
What principal involves an intrusive rock body younger than the rock into which it intrudes?
principle of original horizontality
What principal involves an intrusive rock body younger than the rock into which it intrudes what?
principle of original horizontality
What principal involves an intrude rock body younger than the rock into which it intrudes?
principle of original horizontality
According to the principle of cross-cutting relationships an intrusive rock body is .?
Younger than the rock it intrudes into
According to the principle of cross-cutting relationships an intrusive rock body is?
Younger than the rock it intrudes into
When a granite intrudes into a layer of limestone which is younger granite or limestone?
granite
Why is an igneous intrusion younger than the rocks in which it is found?
The melted rock of the igneous intrusion pushed its way into cracks and made previously existing rock weaker. The intrusions only became rock when they cooled and solidified, therefore they are younger than the rocks in which they are embedded.
Which law or principle say that an igneous or metamorphic rock that intrudes another rock must be younger?
Law of cross-cutting relationships
Younger layers of undisturbed sedimentary rock are above older layers according to?
the principal of sedimentarianism
What is principal that states a fault that cuts into rock must be younger than the preexisting rock?
cross cutting relationship
