From this cross section of the Grand Canyon, what is the youngest rock or structure of the ones listed below?

A. Precambrian sedimentary and igneous rocks
B. Precambrian metamorphic rocks and granite
C. Hurricane Fault and faults along the Grand Wash Cliffs
D. Late Cenozoic basalts
E. Mesozoic sedimentary rocks


Answer: C

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