Why are fossils not found in igneous rocks?
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Igneous rocks form from molten rock, and rarely have fossils in them. Metamorphic rocks have been put under great pressure, heated, squashed or stretched, and fossils do not usually survive these extreme conditions. Generally it is only sedimentary rocks that contain fossils.
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- Igneous rocks do not contain any fossils. This is because any fossils in the original rock will have melted when the rock melted to form magma.
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