Changesite-(Y)

{{Short description|Mineral in basalt particles on the Moon}} {{Infobox mineral | formula = (Ca₈Y)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇<ref name="IMANews69">{{cite journal |last1=Miyawaki |first1=Ritsuro |last2=Hatert |first2=Frédéric |last3=Pasero |first3=Marco |last4=Mills |first4=Stuart J. |title=IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 69 |journal=European Journal of Mineralogy |date=19 October 2022 |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=463–468 |doi=10.5194/ejm-34-463-2022 |bibcode=2022EJMin..34..463M |url=https://ejm.copernicus.org/articles/34/463/2022/ |access-date=3 November 2022|doi-access=free }}</ref> | category = phosphates | image = BSE images of changesite-(Y) (a).jpg | caption = Changesite-(Y), from Chang'e 5 landing site, Oceanus Procellarum, The Moon | system = trigonal | symmetry = | references = <ref>{{cite web |access-date=2022-11-02 |language=English |title=Changesite-(Y) |url=https://www.mindat.org/min-470369.html |work=Mindat}} </ref> }}

'''Changesite-(Y)''', with the chemical formula (Ca8Y)□Fe2+(PO4)7,<ref name="IMANews69" /><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Jing|last2=Du|first2=Wei|title=High-pressure minerals and new lunar mineral changesite-(Y) in Chang’e-5 regolith|journal=Matter and Radiation at Extremes|volume=9|issue=2|date=2024-02-06|url=https://pubs.aip.org/aip/mre/article/9/2/027401/3261705/High-pressure-minerals-and-new-lunar-mineral|doi=10.1063/5.0148784|doi-access=free}}</ref> is a mineral found forming colorless transparent columnar crystals<ref name="xinhua"/> in basalt particles on the Moon.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Faisal Khan |title='Changesite'-(Y) is the sixth new mineral discovered on the Moon |url=https://medium.com/technicity/changesite-y-is-the-sixth-new-mineral-discovered-on-the-moon-46747dc853ce |publisher=Medium |access-date=30 July 2023 |date=10 October 2022}}</ref> Changesite-(Y) is a member of the merrillite<ref name="cd"/> group of phosphate minerals.<ref name="cd">{{cite news |title=Chinese scientists discover new mineral on the moon |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202209/09/WS631a9a78a310fd2b29e76d1a.html |access-date=2022-09-10| last=Zaho | first=Lei|work=chinadaily.com.cn|date=2022-09-09 }}</ref><ref name="inteng">{{cite web |title=China claims discovery of a new mineral on the moon for the first time |url=https://interestingengineering.com/science/china-discovers-new-mineral-on-moon |access-date=2022-09-10| last=Tamim | first=Baba|work=Interesting Engineering|date=2022-09-09}}</ref><ref name="xinhua">{{cite web |title=China Focus: Chinese scientists discover new lunar mineral |url=https://english.news.cn/20220909/4303686ad0ad4b4e876c015ec7d80a4d/c.html |access-date=2022-09-10|agency=Xinhua | author=|work=News.cn|date=2022-09-09}}</ref>

==History==

Changesite-(Y) was first identified by researchers at the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology. They discovered a single crystal of Changesite–(Y) using X-ray diffraction while examining particles collected from the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program's fifth lunar exploration mission, Chang'e 5, which is also China's first sample-return mission to the Moon. The mineral is named after Chang'e, the Moon goddess in Chinese mythology.<ref name="inteng"/> China National Space Administration and China Atomic Energy Authority jointly announced the discovery of Changesite-(Y) in Beijing on September 9, 2022, and its recognition has been approved by the International Mineralogical Association and its Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. The discovery also makes China the third country to discover a new lunar mineral after the United States and former Soviet Union.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |date=2022-09-12 |title=China discovers new moon mineral in lunar samples |url=https://www.space.com/china-new-lunar-mineral-chang-e |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=China discovers new mineral on Moon|url=https://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/7897093/china-discovers-new-mineral-on-moon/?cs=5461|access-date=2022-09-10|agency=Australian Associated Press | author=|work=The Hepburn Advocate|date=2022-09-09}}</ref>

===Application=== Changesite-(Y) contains the isotope helium-3, which is useful in fueling nuclear fusion reactions.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Kristin Houser |title=China has discovered a brand new moon mineral |url=https://www.freethink.com/space/moon-mineral#:~:text=Changesite%2D(Y)%20contains%20helium,moon%27s%20history%20and%20current%20composition. |publisher=Free Think |access-date=30 July 2023 |date=25 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=China has returned helium-3 from the moon, opening door to future technology |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3647216-china-has-returned-helium-3-from-the-moon-opening-door-to-future-technology/ |work=The Hill |date=18 September 2022 |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref>

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Category:Lunar samples Category:Phosphate minerals Category:Calcium minerals Category:Yttrium minerals Category:Iron(II) minerals