Thread: A sure test for ivory scales

I work with and deal in Ivory every day,Please do not be burning holes in the material.
Actually when burned it smells like teeth (think dentists office) bone smells like hair.
If you can see Schreger lines (small Vee shaped chevrons) on the edges you have real ivory,they cannot be faked, (Elephant Or Mammoth)will post a pic a little later.
On small pces such as scales they may be hard to see,another test is to hit the pce with UV light in a dark room
It will light up purple,as will bone but the visual diff,between the two is like night and day.