From this cross section of the Grand Canyon, the youngest rock or structure of the ones listed below is
A. Mesozoic sedimentary rocks.
B. Precambrian metamorphic rocks and granite.
C. Hurricane fault and faults along the Grand Wash Cliffs.
D. Late Cenozoic basalts.
E. Precambrian sedimentary and igneous rocks.
Answer: C
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