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Mammoth Tusk Restoration - Additional Advice Welcome
SurfinBirdman posted a topic in Fossil Preparation
Hello All, Been lurking and researching for a while but i inherited this specimen that my grandpa said he acquired in alaska. I'm not sure but it looks like it mightve been more whole when he first go it but has just been sitting on a shelf like in this picture for years. I wasnt sure at the time but not i know the blue powder on the outside is viviante. I've seen a lot of advice on doing a light coating of really dilute paraloid to try to stabilize the surface, then a thicker paraloid solution to puzzle it back together. Anything else i should be worried about? Worthtaking a brush with denatured alcohol to try to clean it up a bit more? *it had to be moved because they were selling their house and so i have placed it in a plastic tote until i decide what to do next.
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I picked this up at an estate sale today. Its appx 2x1 inches Mastodon ivory. If its real it looks like it was sold as a collectible piece of tusk. I see no marks that say who produced it for sale. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks I only paid $1 for it so if its fake I am not out much.
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Amateur Fossil Hunter Stumbles Upon Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk In A Mississippi Stream
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Amateur Fossil Hunter Stumbles Upon Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk In A Mississippi Stream By Austin Harvey | Edited By Maggie Donahue, All That Is Intersting, August 14, 2024 Mississippi man discovers rare mammoth tusk in Madison County creek, Brian Broom Clarion-Ledger, August 13, 2024 Yours, Paul H.-
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I applied butvar 76 dissolved in acetone to a tusk that I had dried for a year. I guess the solution was too concentrated, my application too thick, or my specimen too cold. In any case, it dried with an ugly white film on my tusk. I need to remove it and start over. I read that the butvar could be dissolved in acetone. I went after it with a both a cotton rag and scotch brite pad. While some of the ugly film was removed, it created a gooey mess that required lots of elbow grease to remove. After the acetone evaporated, there’s still traces of haziness. Several years back, I applied the same concentration of butvar 76 to another tusk. It turned out with a spectacular subdued sheen. The only difference I can think of was the tusk was warm from sitting the sun before the application, while my latest attempt was performed inside. At the rate I’m going, it will take gallons of acetone and many hours to remove my botched attempt. And yet, I can still see some residual dull butvar in the nooks and crannies. I’m seeking advice on how to best remedy my situation. Thank you.
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I found this today, it's not a fossil, but I was thinking pig tusk, its 2 inches long, thoughts? Thanks!
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My daughter found this today on the beach in north wales United Kingdom, near to where some sea lions live just wondering is it a fossil or just a tusk or is it neither ? Thanks
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This was found on a river gravel bar in southern Minnesota. There are glacial gravel deposits in the area. I believe it may be a piece of tusk bark (the outer bark or cementum) Thoughts?
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Hi all, here is an elephant tusk section from Polk County, Florida. What type of elephant can it be? IMG_9710.mov
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I usually attempt this mixture of Trip report (finds) and a couple of Fossil_id. Sunday I was out hunting the 1st time with Jp @Balance, Today with 2 Octogenarians that have been hunting partners for over 10 years, Just that fact made the days different... Truly a unique mixture of finds... Knowns... A couple of very nifty Alligator Osteoderms.. Neither seems broken in any way.... A partial silicified seashell... I love these ... It might be Fulguropsis spiratuma, from Florida's Pliocene. Let's see if @MikeR has a suggestion... An Armadillo Osteoderm... A Tympanic Bulla that I think I recognize ... s Bobby says an Oceanic Dolphin, something like Delphinus or Stenella. Note that silica is taking hold here also 1/2 a Tapir tooth , some Hemipristis and a few tigers. Then what seems to be a bullet... One of my hunting companions thinks it is old.. really old ... like possibly the Seminole wars.. That would be exciting.. It is certainly nondescript but seems to be made of lead.. Any insight appreciated. Finally, a fossil tusk to Identify. Think found by my other hunting companion.
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Hello all, This was found in a collection from my friend who passed away last year. It appears pretty old, I thought maybe rhino, but it seems a little short and stubby for that. Any thoughts as to animal this came from. I have no idea where it was found/purchased.
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Can anyone tell me if this is a tusk, or a piece of wood? It’s about 16” long and 3” wide at the base
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Hello Do you have suggestion how to remove matriks around tusk? It is from river bad of Donau. It is send also some hard stuff and a lots of stick glude pables. Thanks
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hello is this proboscides Miocene tusk? thanks
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Mammuthus primigenius: authentic tusk fragment?
mr.rod posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello dear collectors & experts, I have purchased two beautiful new Mammuthus primigenius fossils, which I will describe in two separate topics. Here comes my very cool and huge fragment of a tusk. Key figures as by seller 39cm (15") long, circumference 47cm (18.5") 5.1kg (11.2lb) 20,000-50,000 years old North Sea, Netherlands I very much like it and would love to get your expertise about Authenticity More precise age estimate Your quality rating. Any restoration done? Thanks a lot.
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Hi everyone! Looking for help in ID-ing a found object from the beach. We are absolutely bewildered as to what this is! details: -Found 1 hour north of Sydney, Australia on the beach -Heavy, fossilised object with very distinct “ribbon” like formation patter on end -texture is reminiscent of a claw or tusk -plaque-like material in crevices (it is not sand)
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We found this is the mother in laws house here in central cambodia today. I don't have a clue what I'm looking at, someone please tell me about it thank you
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johnnyvaldez7.jv posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: MY SE TEXAS FINDS
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johnnyvaldez7.jv posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: MY SE TEXAS FINDS
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johnnyvaldez7.jv posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: MY SE TEXAS FINDS
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johnnyvaldez7.jv posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: MY SE TEXAS FINDS
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Newbie here. Need help with identifying this. Looks like a tusk but have no idea. Found on beach in North Carolina. Know it's a bone but it sounds like ceramic when you knock against it
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Advertised as real, but the price doesn’t match. Thoughts? I have zero knowledge of tusks. Description says mammothus primigenius. Nirdseee dogerland find. thanks for any insight
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Hi. Could anyone identify this please. My wife and I were walking on our local beach on the Isle of Sheppey in North Kent and spotted this. Doing a wee bit of research, we are edging towards a Walrus Tusk. it is about 11 inches long, is flat on the inner curve, both ends look like marrow (shame the narrow end had snapped off at some point on its journey), weighs about 2 1/2 lbs Can anyone please help identify this?
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Recently my buddy @garyc got me into fossil hunting and I found this at the river (Brazos River) this week. If anyone could help me identify it I would appreciate it.
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