Changesite-(Y)

Changesite-(Y)
Changesite-(Y), from Chang'e 5 landing site, Oceanus Procellarum, The Moon
General
Categoryphosphates
Formula
(repeating unit)		(Ca₈Y)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇[1]
Crystal systemtrigonal
Identification
References[2]

Changesite-(Y), with the chemical formula (Ca8Y)□Fe2+(PO4)7,[1] is a mineral found forming colorless transparent columnar crystals[3] in basalt particles on the Moon.[4] Changesite-(Y) is a member of the merrillite[5] group of phosphate minerals.[5][6][3]

  1. ^ a b Miyawaki, Ritsuro; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (19 October 2022). "IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 69". European Journal of Mineralogy. 34 (5): 463–468. Bibcode:2022EJMin..34..463M. doi:10.5194/ejm-34-463-2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Changesite-(Y)". Mindat. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  3. ^ a b "China Focus: Chinese scientists discover new lunar mineral". News.cn. Xinhua. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  4. ^ Faisal Khan (10 October 2022). "'Changesite'-(Y) is the sixth new mineral discovered on the Moon". Medium. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b Zaho, Lei (2022-09-09). "Chinese scientists discover new mineral on the moon". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  6. ^ Tamim, Baba (2022-09-09). "China claims discovery of a new mineral on the moon for the first time". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 2022-09-10.