What is the hard white material that makes up an elephant's tusk called?
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The answer is ivory.
The hard white material that makes up an elephant’s tusk is called ivory.
The ivory is composed of dentine and has an outer enamel layer. The cross-sectional view is unique with various criss-cross lines that form a diamond pattern. Ivory can be either hard or soft based on the region of the elephant.
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Explanation:
The visible ivory part of the tusk which is visible, partially is made of a material called dentine with an outer enamel layer.
Elephant ivory is unique in character which when viewed across reveals criss-cross lines that is similar to a series of diamond shapes. Elephants tusks growth never stops growing. Some old bulls display enormous size tusk.
Unlike human teeth, the elephant does not have an enamel coating. They do have a number of layers, however; ivory dealers call it as the "bark".