changesite-(Y)
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Changesite-(Y), with the chemical formula (Ca8Y)□Fe2+(PO4)7, is a mineral found forming colorless transparent columnar crystals in basalt particles on the Moon. Changesite-(Y) is a member of the merrillite group of phosphate minerals.
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It is catalogued under topics including Calcium minerals, Iron(II) minerals and Lunar samples.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.formula
- (Ca₈Y)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇
- Mineral.category
- phosphates
- Mineral.image
- BSE images of changesite-(Y) (a).jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Changesite-(Y), from Chang'e 5 landing site, Oceanus Procellarum, The Moon
- Mineral.system
- trigonal
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Chang'e
- Image
- BSE images of changesite-(Y) (a).jpg
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- time of discovery or invention
- 2020-00-00
- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Cgs-Y
- chemical formula
- (Ca₈Y)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.AC.
- Commons category
- Changesite-(Y)
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Encyclopedic overview
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Changesite-(Y), with the chemical formula (Ca8Y)□Fe2+(PO4)7, is a mineral found forming colorless transparent columnar crystals in basalt particles on the Moon. Changesite-(Y) is a member of the merrillite group of phosphate minerals.
==History==
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