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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