This photograph shows an upper light-colored conglomerate and a lower dark basalt.Which of the following statements is true?
A)the conglomerate is older because it overlies the dark basalt
B)the conglomerate is younger because it contains clasts of the dark basalt
C)the basalt is younger because it is crosscut by fractures filled with conglomerate
D)none of these

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This photograph shows an upper light-colored conglomerate and a lower dark basalt.Which of the following statements is true? 
A)the conglomerate is older because it overlies the dark basalt 
B)the conglomerate is younger because it contains clasts of the dark basalt 
C)the basalt is younger because it is crosscut by fractures filled with conglomerate 
D)none of these

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The Answer of This photograph shows an upper light-colored conglomerate and a lower dark basalt.Which of the following statements is true? 
A)the conglomerate is older because it overlies the dark basalt 
B)the conglomerate is younger because it contains clasts of the dark basalt 
C)the basalt is younger because it is crosscut by fractures filled with conglomerate 
D)none of these

This Photograph Shows an Upper Light-Colored Conglomerate and a Lower