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Other layers have been deposited above it.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.
It cuts through all the other layers.
It cuts through all the other layers.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
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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 indicates that the layer in question must have formed after the layers it intersects, thereby confirming its relative age as newer.
