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Phosphate

Changesite-(Y)

(Ca₈Y)   Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇
ClassPhosphate
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Changesite-(Y)

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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Changesite-(Y) is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula (Ca₈Y)   Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇.

It is a member of the Cerite structural group.

IMA symbol Cgs-Y, IMA status: approved, named in 2022.

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