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06-08-2006, 07:29 PM
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| | | Beachcombing ID
Out on Formby Point this afternoon I found this thing on the beach, but I haven't a clue what it is. It's quite rubbery, tough and fleshy, 5cms long, shrivelled in on itself and it smells of the sea. I'm fairly certain it's organic, but I could be wrong  and it looks like it was originally connected to something else - at the bottom of the first pic. I don't think it's ambre gris...any ideas 
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06-08-2006, 07:43 PM
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| | | Re: Beachcombing ID
just a wild guess ( courtesy of my old dear) but is it the interior of a sea urchin , ie one with the shell broken off during a storm ???
maybe one of the bdlmr pod can shed some light
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06-08-2006, 07:43 PM
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If it was ambre gris it's worth its weight in gold! ww
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06-08-2006, 07:54 PM
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what on earth is ambre gris? tell all? sounds exciting ! |
06-08-2006, 07:56 PM
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its exuded from whales, not sure which parts and not sure i want to know 
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06-08-2006, 08:01 PM
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| | | Re: Beachcombing ID
Possibly the float of a Buoy Barnacle (Dosima fascicularis)? |
06-08-2006, 08:40 PM
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| | | Re: Beachcombing ID
Ambre gris or Grey amber is basically whale vomit. Bits of indigestible food irritate it's stomach and is brought up in a sort of waxy substance. It's then altered in some way in the sea(as far as I can remember) and can get washed up on shores. It is extremely valuable because the perfume industry use it as one of their ingredients. It cannot be made synthetically either.
WW
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06-08-2006, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman It is extremely valuable because the perfume industry use it as one of their ingredients. It cannot be made synthetically either.
WW | Mmm, lovely, how about some whale vomit perfume dear??
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06-08-2006, 08:51 PM
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| | | Re: Beachcombing ID
Whatever it is Stu, I hope you Dettoxed your draining board after you took that photo
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06-08-2006, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by glsammy Mmm, lovely, how about some whale vomit perfume dear??
Sounds lovely! | Sure i went out with that lady who wears the Whale vomit perfume ? | | | |
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