Question

The picture shows a conglomerate rock formed of cemented rock fragments according to the law of inclusion which is younger the rock fragments or the cemented rock around the fragments? Why? (2 points)

Answer 1

According to the law of inclusion, the rock fragments are older than the cemented rock around them. This is because the law states that the rock fragments must be older than the rock that encloses them. In the case of conglomerate rock, the rock fragments are the clasts that have been eroded from pre-existing rocks and deposited in a different location. Over time, the sediment around the fragments becomes compacted and cemented together to form the conglomerate rock. Therefore, since the rock fragments were existing before the conglomerate rock was formed, they are older.