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Bakerite Mineral Data
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General Bakerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 623.65 gm |
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Calcium 25.71 % Ca 35.97 % CaO |
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Silicon 13.51 % Si 28.90 % SiO2 |
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Boron 8.67 % B 27.91 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.81 % H 7.22 % H2O |
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Oxygen 51.31 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Occurs as irregular veins in altered volcanic rock (Baker Canyon, Death Valley, California, USA). |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1903 |
| Locality: |
Corkscrew mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Death Valley, Inyo Co. California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Richard C. Baker, of Nutfield, Surrey, England, Mining Director of the Pacific Coast Borax Co., who discovered the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bakerite  |
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