If the Nonconformity is simplified as three steps:

(1) New sedimentary layers accumulated above the erosion surface;
(2) Erosion cuts down into the crystalline rock;
(3) A pluton intrudes; then what is the right sequence for these steps?
a. (3), (2), (1)
b. (1), (2), (3)
c. (2), (1), (3)
d. (2), (3), (1)


Answer: a. (3), (2), (1)

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