A fossil is evidence of a once living animal. A fossil is created when an animal dies in a mud or other soft dirt or sediment. Over time, the animal will decompose and leave t â¦ he bones. Over time, these bones will get covered by dirt, rocks water, etc.
It should say 'Fe'. 'Fe' as found in 'fe'rrous. Ferrous things contain iron because the metal 'iron' is represented by the symbol Fe. Something non-ferrous is devoid of iron. Thus, a non-ferrous metal is a metal (or a mixture of two or more metals) that contains inconsequential amounts or no amount of iron. They are therefore nonmagnetic and don't rust like ferrous metals do.
Separate ferrous from non ferrous metals. Iron, steel and other ferrous metals are magnetic. If they are small enough and the magnet is large enough, they can be lifted out with a magnet. Larger ferrous pieces are identified by noting that a magnet will stick to these pieces. All ferrous metals will be accepted as 1 type of item by scrap recycling companies. 4. Find non-magnetic, stainless steel.