Submit. Â· just now. Report Abuse. First, I'd say it depends on your age. If you're younger, they may only go back 5 or so years, but if you're into your 30s or so, they'll probably go back 10 years (or you should have 10 years on your resume, at least -- they may not actually verify as in call back that far).
Granite and basalt are both igneous rocks-they are formed from magma extruded into another rock layer or from expulsion from a volcano.The heat of the cooling rock would completely melt any fossils they came into contact with and destroy them, so you don't see fossils in these rocks.asalt is the foundation of oceanic crust. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock made from visible mineral crystals, a result of cooling over a longer period of time under the surface of the Earth. Another difference between basalt and granite include their joints.
â¢ Basalt is mostly found on ocean floors, while granite is the crust of earth in all continents. â¢ Basalt is extrusive, while granite is intrusive igneous rock. â¢ Basalt is darker and is composed of magnesium and iron, whereas granite is lighter and is made up of feldspar and quartz. â¢ Basalt is called mafic, while granite is called felsic.