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To: brytlea

So, how can you have fossilized ink?

When they demineralize the fossilized ink sac in a solvent, the ink is reconstituted. Probably not quite the original chemical structure, but good enough to stain paper.

272 posted on 08/21/2009 6:48:00 AM PDT by ElectricStrawberry (Didja know that Man walked with T. rex within the last 4,351 years?)

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To: ElectricStrawberry

It would be cool to know the chemical comp of the ink.

282 posted on 08/21/2009 8:24:36 AM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)

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