What is it for? The only application that I know of is to make trinkets and baubles. The desire for that kind of thing is a good test to separate humans from animals.
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.
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.
Mammoth ivory is actually not as expensive as you might expect, that’s about as good as you can get