| Name: | Bakerite |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca4B5(SiO4)3(O3(OH)5) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Bakerite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Boron (B) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1903 |
| IMA Status: | Discredited |
| Status Notes: | Giles W B (1903) Bakerite (a new borosilicate of calcium) and howlite from California, Mineralogical Magazine 13, 353-355 Chemical formula revised: Perchiazzi N, Gualtieri A F, Merlino S, Kampf A R (2004) The atomic structure of bakerite and its relationship to datolite, American Mineralogist 89, 767-776 Discredited without explanation: Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2016) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 33. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016. Mineralogical Magazine 80, 1135-1144 |
| Structural Group Name: | Gadolinite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | gadolinite-datolite-datolite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Mohs Hardness: | 2.33 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.88 |
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