Determine the relative age of rock units and geologic features using your knowledge of the laws of relative age dating. Indicate the sequence in which the labeled features developed by selecting the order from oldest to youngest, where OLDEST = 1 and YOUNGEST = 15. G Muav Limestone H. Bright Angel Shale Tapeats Sandstone Nark owap Group Chuar Shales Dox Sandstone Baus Dolomite Hakatai Shale Igneous si Shinumo Quartzite GRAND CANYON INNER GORGE Gravel Zoroaster Granite Vishnu Schist Precambrian

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Determine the relative age of rock units and geologic features using your knowledge of the laws of relative age dating.
Indicate the sequence in which the labeled features developed by selecting the order from oldest to youngest, where OLDEST
= 1 and YOUNGEST = 15.
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Muav Limestone
Bright Angel Shale
Tapeats Sandstone
Narkoweap
Grdup
Chuar Shales
Dox Sandstone
Baes
Dolomite
Shinumo Quartzite
GRAND CANYON
INNER
GORGE
Hakatai Shale
laneous sik
Gravel
Zoroaster
Granite
Vishnu
Schist
K
Precambrian
Cambrian
Transcribed Image Text:Determine the relative age of rock units and geologic features using your knowledge of the laws of relative age dating. Indicate the sequence in which the labeled features developed by selecting the order from oldest to youngest, where OLDEST = 1 and YOUNGEST = 15. || Muav Limestone Bright Angel Shale Tapeats Sandstone Narkoweap Grdup Chuar Shales Dox Sandstone Baes Dolomite Shinumo Quartzite GRAND CANYON INNER GORGE Hakatai Shale laneous sik Gravel Zoroaster Granite Vishnu Schist K Precambrian Cambrian
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