Jerrychang Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Recently bought a 14.25 cm tooth from Indonesia and it cost me half a month's salary. It has a strong smell of rust and a little bit of pyrite filling in bourlette, but I’m not sure if it is real because I never heard about it. Besides, the gap between root and bourlette seems to have been slightly polished. Check with UV light Split edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) I believe that is a real Meg tooth. I can't speak to any preparation or modification, but I believe that it's real. It's a massive tooth. Does the weight feel appropriate, in hand? Edited May 24, 2022 by Rock Hound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I'm no expert but if there's pyrite I'm thinking it needs to be stabilized or it may eat up more of the tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 It would help to discover if it really is pyrite if you could find out if the local sediment at the site where it was found contains pyrite or marcasite. Pyrite can often be stable. It's the marcasite you would really need to worry about. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeon.rocks Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 It's not pyrite (or should I say doubt that's pyrite) and looks real. Maybe just small resto (root holes filled, maybe), but it's a real meg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 It's an impressive tooth. I'm sure it was expensive. Enjoy it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrychang Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 22 hours ago, Rock Hound said: I believe that is a real Meg tooth. I can't speak to any preparation or modification, but I believe that it's real. It's a massive tooth. Does the weight feel appropriate, in hand? it weighs 309 grams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrychang Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 14 hours ago, aeon.rocks said: It's not pyrite (or should I say doubt that's pyrite) and looks real. Maybe just small resto (root holes filled, maybe), but it's a real meg. It's very detailed so it's hard to take pictures, but its color looks like this pyrite sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaNick Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Geez if that's a fake it's worth every penny- I'm also not an expert on meg teeth but I think that's the real deal, exceptional acquisition! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 4:44 AM, Jerrychang said: but its color looks like this pyrite sand. This does not look like pyrite sand. It looks like magnetite, ilmenite, hematite, even some kind of coal. Pyrite, and pyrite sand of this grain size, is light to dark brass coloured. Pyrite powder is black, of course. Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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