[Rockhounds] Changesite-(Y)

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Changesite-(Y) is a phosphate mineral in columnar crystal found in lunar
basalt particles.

>From the 140,000 lunar sample particles, researchers from the Beijing
Research Institute of Uranium Geology identified, analyzed, and interpreted
a single crystal particle with a radius of around 10 microns using
sophisticated techniques, including X-ray diffraction.

China's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) has classified
Changesite-(Y) as a new mineral.

https://interestingengineering.com/science/china-discovers-new-mineral-on-moon

On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 6:41 PM Murowchick, James <murowchickj at umkc.edu>
wrote:

> Just curious—has “changesite-Y” been accepted as a new mineral by IMA
> CNMNC , or did Xinhua just say it was a “new” mineral?
>  “Kind-of-colorless, transparent columnar” is not much of a definitive
> description.
>
> I really appreciate all the mineralogical news you find, Kreigh.  Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
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> Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 11:18 AM
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> The announcement came a day after China said it discovered a new lunar
> mineral, via samples retrieved by its Chang’e-5 mission. Named
> Changesite-(Y), it was described by the state-run Xinhua news agency as a
> kind-of colorless transparent columnar crystal. It’s said to contain
> helium-3, an isotype that’s been speculated as a future energy source.
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