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Strata dating using relative dating methods

The question was about four rocks Granite, Slate, Limestone and Shale or Mudstone. For example, the field setting of rocks is as follows:

On the bottom is what I think to be a pluton of granite either side is slate, on top of slate is limestone, and on top of limestone is Shale or Mudstone. In the field setting of the above, there is a selection of possible events in the history of the rocks listed.
            - A time gap in deposition
            - Deposition of shale
            - Intrusion of granite pluton
            - Folding of shale
            - Metamorphism of shale
            - Deposition of limestone
            - Uplift, weathering and erosion

Use relative dating methods to place events in the list in the current chronological order. Corresponding to the field setting. I need to know what is the correct chronological order. I apologize for not making myself clearer previously. Thank you.


Solution Summary

This solution uses relative dating methods to place the listed geological events in a sequential order as determined from their position in the rock record.  Relative dating will not tell us how long ago a particular event occurred; only that one event preceded the other.  

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