165k views
15 votes
Is the intrusion the youngest rock in the section how do you know?

User Yakov Dan
by
3.6k points

1 Answer

9 votes

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The fault cuts through all three sedimentary rock layers (A, B, and C) and also the intrusion (D). So the fault must be the youngest feature. The intrusion (D) cuts through the three sedimentary rock layers, so it must be younger than those layers. By the law of superposition, C is the oldest sedimentary rock, B is younger and A is still younger.

User Dylan Siegler
by
3.3k points