Mar 24, 05: Which soapstone is the hardest? (incomplete thread)

Which soapstone is the hardest?

Posted by deanab (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 19:56

I think I read on here that one particular soapstone was harder than the others. Anyone know?

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RE: Which soapstone is the hardest?

• Posted by: Julie_sd (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 20:01

Cobra, but good luck finding some!

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RE: Which soapstone is the hardest?

• Posted by: Babka (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 20:13

I have a sample of Mariana from Walker-Zanger that is harder to scratch than my bathroom Corian. They call it "commercial" or "architectural" grade stone. It is much harder than the stuff I saw at Home Depot.

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RE: Which soapstone is the hardest?

• Posted by: pecanpie (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 20:23

My sample of Alberene was harder than the Cobra or the Mariana. I am awaiting my slabs of Mariana - any day now!

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RE: Which soapstone is the hardest?

• Posted by: aphilla (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 20:39

Interesting. The folks who gave me a sample and called it Mariana wasn't that hard to scratch. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't hard either.

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RE: Which soapstone is the hardest?

• Posted by: cpjohnson (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 22:18

I too found Alberene to be by far the hardest. I have it installed in a bathroom, and it takes a lot to scratch it.