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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9747480, member: 2844"]Schreger lines are found on cross sections, often the rounded carved parts. So if this is elephant or mammoth ivory there are plenty of parts where Schreger lines can be seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Showing the ends will show us what the centre looks like, if there is dentine or pulp, for instance, or if it is antler. Or to rule out certain materials.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9747480, member: 2844"]Schreger lines are found on cross sections, often the rounded carved parts. So if this is elephant or mammoth ivory there are plenty of parts where Schreger lines can be seen. Showing the ends will show us what the centre looks like, if there is dentine or pulp, for instance, or if it is antler. Or to rule out certain materials.[/QUOTE]
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