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Can scoria hold fossils

Updated: 8/11/2023
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Schists are formed when a sedimentary rock is deformed by great heat and pressure, deep within the Earth's crust. This deformation means that fossils do not survive in schists. Only less deformed rocks, such as slate and shale, can hold fossils.

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No. Scoria is a volcanic rock.

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