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No, in fact plenty of fossils are found in sedementary rocks.
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Is it possible for granite to have fossils or shells in it?
No. Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks, and granite is an igneous rock.
Do igneous rocks usually contain fossils?
Igneous rock is composed of lava or magma that has cooled and solidified. Fossils are only found within the various strata of sedimentary rock.
What are 5 types of igneous rocks?
there are only 2. intrusive igneous rock and extrusive igneous rock
Is marble an extrusive or an intrusive rock?
Neither. The terms intrusive and extrusive apply to igneous rocks; marble is metamorphic.
Why did the mucrospirifer fossil only found in sedimentary rocks?
All fossils are found only in sedimentary rock. The heat and/or pressure involved in the formation of igneous or metamorphic rock would destroy the fossil.
Does lamprophyre form fossils?
A lamprophyre is a type of ultramafic intrusive igneous rock. It is very rare for fossils to be formed in igneous rocks (and they usually only form as mold fossils in extrusive deposits). As such fossils will not form in lamprophyres.
Is it possible for granite to have fossils or shells in it?
No. Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks, and granite is an igneous rock.
Do igneous rocks usually contain fossils?
Igneous rock is composed of lava or magma that has cooled and solidified. Fossils are only found within the various strata of sedimentary rock.
What are 5 types of igneous rocks?
there are only 2. intrusive igneous rock and extrusive igneous rock
Are extrusive rocks igneous rocks?
Yes! extrusive means that the igneous rock was forced to the surface at one time. not only are lava flows extrusive but also cinders and pumice that was airborn during eruption
Is marble an extrusive or an intrusive rock?
Neither. The terms intrusive and extrusive apply to igneous rocks; marble is metamorphic.
Are metamorphic rocks volcanic?
No. Only extrusive igneous rocks are volcanic.
Is coal an extrusive or an intrusive?
Coal is a sedimentary rock, except for anthracite, which is metamorphosed coal. Extrusive and intrusive are terms only applied to igneous rocks. Extrusive igneous rocks are solidified from lava at or near the surface, and intrusive igneous rocks are solidified from magma below the surface.
Why did the mucrospirifer fossil only found in sedimentary rocks?
All fossils are found only in sedimentary rock. The heat and/or pressure involved in the formation of igneous or metamorphic rock would destroy the fossil.
What types of rocks contain fossils?
Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.
Which type of rock may contain fossil?
fossils almost allways occur in sedementary rock. this is the only way to get fossils without burning or cruching the fossil. you sometimes get fossils in igneous rock, but this is very rare. igneous rock fossils do not have any actual "fossils" in them, they are just impressions.
Are igneous rocks formed only beneath earth's surface?
No. Intrusive igneous rocks are formed beneath the earth's surface when magma cools and extrusive igneous rocks form when lava extrudes from a volcano and cools.
