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Molds formed on the surface of mud or clay, then, rarely are fossilized, because they are likely to erode more quickly than the mud or clay in which they were formed can harden.
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What is an object that forms when sediment fills a mold and becomes a rock?
It is a cast fossil.
How is a cast fossil different from a mold fossil?
if the original organism dissolves or decays, leaving a hollow in the rock, that is a mold. If the mold fills up with sediment which gradually hardens into the shape of the original organism, then that is a cast. Casts are copies of fossilized plants or animals. Molds are hollow impressions of the fossil.
How a fossil mold is different from a fossil cast?
if the original organism dissolves or decays, leaving a hollow in the rock, that is a mold. If the mold fills up with sediment which gradually hardens into the shape of the original organism, then that is a cast. Casts are copies of fossilized plants or animals. Molds are hollow impressions of the fossil.
What is the difference between cast aluminum and aluminum die cast?
Casting aluminum is when the metal is poured into a mold. Die casting is when you inject the molten metal into a mold to make more detailed parts. Die casting is more commonly done with zinc.
What is the name for a copy of a fossil produced by filling a mold with sediment or crystals?
Many people incorrectly think that a copy of a fossil is a 'mold'. But the real name for the copy of a fossil is a 'cast'.
What is the differnce between a cast and a mold?
A MOLD is used to make a cast.
A cast can form only after the formation of a?
a mold. this is for you Brandon
How is the mold like the cast?
Mold is like cast in being a type of fossil .
What are casts and mold?
a mold is an impression of an organism. a cast is a mold filled with sediment
How is fossils mold different from a fossil cast?
a mold is what you pour materials into to make a cast
What is a mold and cast fossil?
A mold and cast fossil is and exact stone replica of an organism but it is formed like this. The first layer of sediment hardens and forms a mold. then a new layer of sediment fills in the mold and hardens. That is the cast.
Can a fossil be a mold cast?
no
How are mold and cast related?
The Cast is the fossil of the shell etc itself. The Mould is the hollow left in the surrounding rock if the fossil is removed artificially or by some natural event such as differential dissolution or mass-movement.
What is mold and cast fossils?
A mold and cast fossil is and exact stone replica of an organism but it is formed like this. The first layer of sediment hardens and forms a mold. then a new layer of sediment fills in the mold and hardens. That is the cast.
What is the meaning of ingot?
That in which metal is cast; a mold., A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.
What the meaning of ingot?
That in which metal is cast; a mold., A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.
What objects are made by casting?
Pottery, casts... You make a cast from a mold. Your dentist may have made a mold of your teeth. From that mold, he can make you a night guard to fit your teeth exactly, to stop grinding your teeth. What he makes is a cast of the mold
