Multiple Choice
Sandstone strata and a mass of granite are observed to be in contact.Which of the following statements concerning their relative age is geologically correct ?
A) The sandstone is younger if the granite contains sandstone inclusions.
B) The sandstone is younger if it shows evidence of contact metamorphism.
C) The granite is older if the sandstone contains pebbles of the granite.
D) They were both formed at 4004 B.C.E.but the Devil made them complicated to fool us.
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