News: How To Differentiate Between Real Ivory And Bone

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posted by mammothivory4u 1257 days ago
Ivory is rich, lustrous and beautiful. Many times, synthetic ivory or even bone is actually used to craft numerous items and then sold as antique ivory. The only difference between elephant ivory and mammoth ivory is judged on the basis of the angle of the Schreger Lines.
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