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Yes, but only "Mold" type fossils, that is fossils that are an impression of the original object. Examples can be found at Lava Tree natural park in Hawaii. In this case there are trees that are surrounded by lava that burns away the tree within while leaving a hollow impression of the tree. There are multiple examples of fossilized remains found in various ash based Tuffs, specific examples are Pompeii and Herculanium the voids found in the ash flow, multiple fossilized footprints.
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What types of rocks contain fossils?
Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.
Why aren't igneous rocks a good place to look for fossils?
You rarely find fossils in igneous rock for one reason. Igneous rocks are formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. Most living material is destroyed by the heat leaving no recognizable fossil.
Would you find a fossil in a pumice rock?
No, fossils are typically found in sedimentary rocks, not in pumice rocks. Pumice is an igneous rock that forms from volcanic activity and is too porous and even too young to preserve fossils.
What would be near igneous rock?
Near igneous rocks, you might find other igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks, or sediments that were derived from the erosion and weathering of igneous rocks. Additionally, hot springs, geysers, and volcanic activity may be present in areas with igneous rocks.
If you were looking for fossils in what types of rocks would you expect to find them?
Fossils are typically found in sedimentary rocks, which are formed from the accumulation of sediments over time. This is because sedimentary rocks have layers that can preserve the remains of organisms. Igneous and metamorphic rocks are less likely to contain fossils because they are formed from molten magma and high-pressure processes that destroy organisms' remains.
What kinds of rocks do you not find fossils in and why?
Igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks, because the intense heat and pressure destroys fossils.
Why aren't you likely to find a fossil in metamorphic or igneous rocks?
the fossils would be turned into another rock if it was in a metamorphic rock or igneous rocks. it requires a blanket of sediment
Fossils found in younger rocks?
The youngest rocks would be igneous, those created by cooling magma. Impossible to find a fossil there.
Do igneous rocks usually contain fossils?
Igneous rocks are formed from cooling and solidifying of molten rock, so they usually do not contain fossils. This is because fossils are typically found in sedimentary rocks, which form from the accumulation of sediment and organic materials, preserving the remains of plants and animals.
What types of rocks contain fossils?
Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.
Why aren't igneous rocks a good place to look for fossils?
You rarely find fossils in igneous rock for one reason. Igneous rocks are formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. Most living material is destroyed by the heat leaving no recognizable fossil.
Where can igneous rocks find?
Igneous rocks are rocks formed by magma. so the best place to find igneous rocks would be by volcanoes or where a volcano once erupted.
Would you find a fossil in a pumice rock?
No, fossils are typically found in sedimentary rocks, not in pumice rocks. Pumice is an igneous rock that forms from volcanic activity and is too porous and even too young to preserve fossils.
In which type of rock are fossils least likely to occur?
Fossils would not likely be found in rock other than limestone, sandstone, and shale, or rock such as marble that has morphed from these sedimentary rocks. Fossils can basically be find in most Sedimentary rocks, but not in Igneous rocks because they are formed in volcanoes.
What aren't you likely to find a fossil I metamorphic rock or igneous rock?
The fossils will be crushed under the pressures required to create metamorphic rocks and they will melt in the heat required to make igneous rocks.
What type of rocks would you expect to find around a volcano crater?
You would find extrusive igneous rocks. Beyond that it depends on the volcano.
Why don't we find fossils in igneous and metamorphic rocks?
Fossils are remains or impressions of living organisms and they are found in the sediments in or near where they lived. Living organisms cannot live in a molten magma which cools to become an igneous rock. Metamorphic rocks used to be sedimentary and igneous rocks but they were buried very deep under mountains and any traces of fossils in the sedimentary layers have been removed by the heat and pressure which altered the rock.
