shelterwood cutting
That the cutting rock is younger than the cut rock.
Cross-cutting can give insight to whether or not a certain layer is older or younger than what is cross-cutting it. Say if a dike was cross-cutting layer A, then layer A is older than the dike.
Cross cutting rock is younger than the rock surrounding it.
The Law Of Cross Cutting
The law of cross cutting in geology helps geologists in relative age dating techniques. It states that anything that cuts across a rock body must be younger than the rock body it cuts across. For example, a fault is younger than rock layers.
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.
The Principle of Cross Cutting Relationship
Cross Cutting Relationships
Younger than the rock it intrudes into
Younger than the rock it intrudes into
cross cutting relationship