my mom won a prize from a BBQ party....she won a basket of seashells...but my problem is that i cannot yet determine if they are real or fake.
2006-09-04 16:40:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
I'm curious why it matters. Seashells are easy to come by and pretty inexpensive. I can't imagine they'd be fake. You don't describe what types you have. I'm giving you some sites where you can identify shells. Compare your Mom's shells and see what you have. I'm guessing if they look pretty much the same, you have authentic shells.
http://www.seashells.org/seashells/seashellidentificationguide.htm
http://www.manandmollusc.net/links_collecting.html
2006-09-04 16:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by nightevisions 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fake Seashells
2016-11-16 08:19:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Site Might Help You.
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How can you determine real seashells from fake seashells?
my mom won a prize from a BBQ party....she won a basket of seashells...but my problem is that i cannot yet determine if they are real or fake.
2015-08-19 18:07:53 · answer #3 · answered by Ariane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fake seashells?
I guess its possible, but why would anyone fake a seashell, its got to be cheaper to just get real ones.
I just looked it up and I found several sites selling artificial sea shells.
wow
you can buy anything these days
cool
2006-09-04 16:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by enginerd 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The main component of sea shells is calcite, the same things that egg shells are made of. If you want to, you could throw one of the shells in some vinegar and see if it begins to dissolve overnight.
A fake shell might also dissolve, but not if it's made of some hard plastic that just LOOKS like shell.
I don't know. An idea.
2006-09-04 18:21:10 · answer #5 · answered by NicoRobin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sell seashells down by the seashore...and baby, there real...just joking..you can tell the real ones from the fake ones because something is living in the real one...now go and play somewhere...
2006-09-05 14:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I really don't think that seashells have any genealogical records to verify authenticity. Sorry
2006-09-05 00:46:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Difficult one, cause the fake ones look better than the real ones.
Like people.
If they were people you could ask them if they were real.
2006-09-04 17:13:38 · answer #8 · answered by John D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genealogy is the study of family roots. Your question is in the wrong category.
2006-09-08 16:40:08 · answer #9 · answered by LOIS ANN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whay did you categorize this under "Geneaology"?
2006-09-04 20:21:43 · answer #10 · answered by pollux 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋