Ivory

Similar to bone, ivory or dentin is comprised of a mineralized collagen matrix.

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CITES Ivory Identification Guide

This is the ivory ID bible. I use it every day in forensic casework. It's got a dichotomous key for determining species origin of ivory items seen in the trade. It's also been translated into Spanish (and some other languages I believe).

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