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It is horizontally-oriented.
It is horizontally-oriented.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
It has been crumpled and folded, while the other layers lie flat.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
Other layers have been deposited above it.
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 in accordance with the principle of cross-cutting relationships, which states that any geological feature that cuts across another is younger than the feature it cuts through.
