Featured Petrified/Fossilized Something

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    8DD7EAFF-B43D-4BBE-96E7-7F2BBA94B324.jpeg A69089E1-74DC-4518-BF22-97E4A13247E3.jpeg 401331A5-DEA3-46E8-9233-5C11B7132E89.jpeg 42C02784-3E89-4557-8855-733FAEE9D044.jpeg A0E95E22-127F-466E-BF78-CCE126FA5375.jpeg Any suggestions on the material?
     
    kardinalisimo, Mar 13, 2019
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  2. Barn Owl

    Barn Owl Well-Known Member

    I wonder if it might be mammoth tusk
     
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  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    The base is antler,but there's nothing in the photos to suggest what the scrimshaw piece is besides being soft enough to scrimshaw.
     
    Hollyblue, Mar 13, 2019
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Fourth photo shows the more narrowly angled Schreger lines of mammoth ivory, as shown on the FWS site. Agree the base is a cross-section of antler.
     
    Bronwen, Mar 13, 2019
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  6. UserUnknown

    UserUnknown Active Member

    Petrified wood? Maybe
     
    UserUnknown, Mar 15, 2019
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  7. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    I'd agree.
     
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    That would be my guess too.
     
    evelyb30, Mar 16, 2019
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