File:Elephant ivory tusk 14 (27614878532).jpg
Summary
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Elephant ivory tusk (public display, Warther Museum, Dover, Ohio, USA) Ivory is a type of biogenic gem. It is composed of hydrous calcium phosphate-carbonate and comes from the tusks of certain mammals, such as elephants and hippos. Paleoivory is derived from fossil mammoth tusks. Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Proboscidea, Elephantidae |
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| Source | Elephant ivory tusk 14 |
| Author | James St. John |
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