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What does the principle of inclusions say about clasts in a sedimentary rock?
The inclusions are older than the rock containing them.
- The inclusions are younger than the rock
- The inclusions are the same age
- The inclusions are older than the rock containing them ✔
Why: Inclusions or clasts found in a formation must be older than the formation that contains them.
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Answer: The inclusions are older than the rock containing them. Inclusions or clasts found in a formation must be older than the formation that contains them.
- Geology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology
if inclusions (or clasts) are found in a formation, then the inclusions must be older than the formation that contains them
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