This principle states that "if a fault or other body of rock cuts through another body of rock then it must be younger in age than the rock through which it cuts and displaces". The law of...

Extracted text: This principle states that "if a fault or other body of rock cuts through another body of rock then it must be younger in age than the rock through which it cuts and displaces". The law of superposition The law of original horizontality O The law of relative dating The law of cross-cutting The law of lateral continuity