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The smooth brown inner face of the 7.74 kg dark piece of ambergris

Dark Ambergris Specimen on Scale - Verified Weight

This brown ambergris, the smooth brown core of a large boulder, is genuine ambergris from my own photos at Ambergris Canada. I'm Nabil Valiulla, and I've assessed 4,678 specimens since 2004. If you've found something similar, anywhere in the world, send me photos and I'll help you identify and value it for free.

Piece
Brown ambergris
Notes
The smooth brown core of the boulder
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