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Unusual Conglomerate Carved Bottle

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« on: November 14, 2016, 11:15:44 pm »
You mean it could be molded...like resin? But you'd still see some tool marks. And many other bottles like it.

It was the waxy, leathery look which reminded me of bowenite. But it could be a type of soapstone or serpentine, which is soft enough to polish out any tool marks.
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