Then perhaps caliche, which is harder.
I have suggested this as a means to distinguish between the two suggested explanations of the white material found at the Pathfinder site.
Use a Sojourner replica to see which is resistant to scratching by the wheels.
See pages 6 and 9 here:
Pathfinder's Finds.
http://pr.caltech.edu/periodicals/EandS/articles/Pathfinder%20Feature.pdf
Bob Clark
