Just came back from Dubai, and I know that Ajmal currently has actual food-grade pure Ambergris stones. Second: Dig your fingernail into the substance to determine whether it is gritty or waxy. Marine Sponge. The percentage of Ambergris is of a hard texture. Freshly produced ambergris has a marine, fecal odor. Ambergris was also thought to be an aphrodisiac and a study found found that it acted as a sexual stimulant in rats. They slowly become a solid mass of ambergris, growing inside the whale over many years. Dog Faeces. Ambergris takes many forms, but is most often an egg-shaped or round lump which can weigh many kilograms: the largest-recorded ambergris ‘boulder’ to date was retrieved off Australia in 1913 and weighed 455 kgs! Despite the description, Astrocetus does not actively leave behind Ambergris, but rather on the rock. If it is gritty it is more likely to be pumice. There are conflicting opinions as to how ambergris emerges from the whale. Sudden emergence. Now THIS is Ambergris! AMBERGRIS, also called Ambre gris or Grey Amber is a substance of animal tissue, formed in the stomach or intestine of the cachalot whale. Step two. How to Identify AMBERGRIS. It got its name because it looks like the amber washed up on beaches in the Baltic. Gum. It is conceivable that Ambergris is the result of a pathological condition caused by irritation of the whale's stomach due to certain indigestible particles in the whale's food. Freshly produced ambergris has a marine, fecal odor and as it ages, it acquires a sweet, earthy scent 8. HLN-A describes Ambergris as Whale snot, however Ambergris is really sperm whale feces. Step one. Ambergris (/ ˈ æ m b ər ɡ r iː s / or / ˈ æ m b ər ɡ r ɪ s /, Latin: ambra grisea, Old French: ambre gris), ambergrease, or grey amber, is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish colour produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. Ambergris can be stored in Refrigerators and Tek Troughs (as opposed to other foods only fed by other raise-only babies ) expanding decay rate to just over 1 day according to official rates, can also be placed in normal … It is thought that ambergris protects the whale's internal organs from the sharp squid beaks. By contrast, the lump found recently on Anglesey weighs just over a kilogram. Suspect package but not the real thing. So what exactly is it, and why is it worth so much? Pumice.

A beachcombing U.K. boy just stumbled upon a chunk of ambergris possibly worth up to $63,000.

Some believe that the whale regurgitates the mass, earning it its well-known nickname 'whale vomit'. First: Identify whether your substance is hard or soft. Sea Kidney.

I want to their flagship store (in Deria) to inspect it, and it did look legit - I'm certianly not an expert but have seen it before, and moreover their reputation would not let them sell fake Ambergris.