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principle of original horizontality
principle of original horizontality
Younger than the rock it intrudes into
principle of original horizontality
the answer is the principle of superposition
principle of original horizontality
principle of original horizontality
principle of original horizontality
The principal of cross-cutting relationships involves intrusive rock body younger then the rock into which it intrudes.
The principal of cross-cutting relationships involves intrusive rock body younger then the rock into which it intrudes.
Younger than the rock it intrudes into
Younger than the rock it intrudes into
principle of original horizontality
Law of cross-cutting relationships
granite
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.
the answer is the principle of superposition