Abeislaughing Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I cut into this piece with my tile saw to make sure that was when I thought it was. Prehistoric Ivory. Weight and solid 15 lbs and is covered in weird white stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Definitely not ivory. Looks to be geologic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeislaughing Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 I’m trying to upload more pictures but for some reason my pictures are too big for this website or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeislaughing Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 It’s definitely ivory already had to Santa Barbara history Museum check it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abyssunder Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 It looks more like petrified wood to me, rather than ivory of any kind, but I could be wrong. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I can't see ivory there, either. Close ups would help where possible. But I agree it looks very much more like wood at this stage. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I don't see any Schreger lines that would indicate proboscidean ivory. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 If this is ivory, what are these offshoots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, caldigger said: If this is ivory, what are these offshoots? Wings agree it isn’t ivory, could be wood but I’m a little skeptical for some reason. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 It's not ivory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I agree with the petrified wood id. No ivory characteristics I can see. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Can you give us any background on it? Where you obtained it or where it was originally found? Did the museum test it or just look at it? Was it a paleontologist who told you it was ivory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 4 hours ago, KimTexan said: Can you give us any background on it? Where you obtained it or where it was originally found? Did the museum test it or just look at it? Was it a paleontologist who told you it was ivory? Yes, these images alone do not support the identification as ivory. More is needed to support the assertion. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 What is its hardness? Can a knife scratch it? A close up photo that shows texture and patterns will help us decide what it is. Try to take a photo of a 1 square cm area that fills up the whole frame/screen. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The OP is convinced he has ivory, and seems unflappable in his convictions. We wish him the best of luck with his items. The topic is now locked. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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