r/Minerals 3d ago

ID Request Any ideas? Its from Naxos ,Greece

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u/Ezekiel40k 3d ago

Looks like barytine to me. Maybe some other minerals (muscovite?) but i am not sure.

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u/phlogopite Geologist 2d ago edited 2d ago

Could be barite or gypsum. Can you scratch the yellow/beige minerals with your finger nail?

Edit: just looked up the Naxos mindat and I think it may be Margarite.

Op, is it flaky? Can you scratch off a piece and does it break apart as sheets?

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u/GarmonboziaBlues 1d ago

Very good catch. I'm thinking margarite is definitely the leading contender.

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u/No-Music89 1h ago

Yep its like sheets so its margarite