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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 118957, member: 55&quot;]I&#039;m leaning towards ivory also; however tagua nuts (vegetable ivory) also show a line structure, reportedly very similar to that found in hippopotamus ivory.&nbsp;&nbsp; I can recognize tagua when I have it in hand, but not so much in photos.</p><p>Here&#039;s an article with some info on tests (one of which leaves a permanent mark, however); the lines are very clear in the thumbnail photo included.</p><p><a href="http://www.fws.gov/lab/ivory_substitutes.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fws.gov/lab/ivory_substitutes.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.fws.gov/lab/ivory_substitutes.php</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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