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It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It cuts through all the other layers.
It cuts through all the other layers.
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The evidence that would confirm that a given rock layer is newer than the layers around it is:
It cuts through all the other layers.
This is consistent with the principle of cross-cutting relationships, which states that any geologic feature that cuts across another is younger than the feature it cuts.
