Law of included fragments
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Law of included fragments
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The law of included fragments is a method of relative dating in geology. Essentially, this law states that clasts in a rock are older than the rock itself. One example of this is a xenolith, which is a fragment of country rock that fell into passing magma as a result of stoping. Another example is a derived fossil, which is a fossil that has been eroded from an older bed and redeposited into a younger one. This is a restatement of Charles Lyell's original principle of inclusions and components f
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Clasts in a rock are older than the rock formation
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2023-07-27T18:15:02Z
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