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		blodorn on Dec 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo One way to check for real v fake ivory is to heat a pin in a lighter and then try and poke a little hole. Real ivory doesn't melt at all, and a lot of imitation ivory does, and that is a very easy and expedient test.

ekanes on Dec 25, 2020 [–]

Thank you. Ideally we can blur the lines between these two, so that the price for one is ruined because they can't be distinguished.

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