Mineral variety

Bakerite

🪶 Soft, Scratches Easily

Nesosilicate mineral, datolite variety.

White & Clear

Variety of Datolite.

Bakerite specimen
Bakerite.jpg · Wikimedia Commons (see file page for author & license)

Properties

⛏ Mohs hardness4.5
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A steel knife scratches it, it won't scratch glass.

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Mohs hardness4.5
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Nickel–Strunz class9.AJ.20

“—” means no reliable value in Wikidata yet. Check Mindat for full data.

Care & Handling

  • 🪶 Soft, Scratches Easily Mohs 4.5: softer than a steel knife, so it scratches easily. Store it apart from harder stones.