Changesite-(Ce)

(Ca8Ce)◻Fe2+(PO4)7
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Cgs-Ce

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Chang'e 5
  1. Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms)
  2. The Moon

43.0576°, -51.9161°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system
Trigonal
Space group
#85
Cell parameters
a = 10.3513(2) Å · c = 37.0806(5) Å

In other languages

Catalan
Changesita- · changesita-(Ce)

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

8.AC.45

  • 8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
  • 8.APhosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2ODivision
  • 8.ACWith medium-sized and large cationsGroup
  • 8.AC.45Changesite-(Ce)Species

Group, growth & confusion

In the same group
3 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. —Wang, Y., Nestola, F., Qu, K., Lanza, A.E., Cong, J., Che, X., Chen, Z., Fan, G., Gu, X., Liu, Z., Yue, C., Long, T., Yin, S., Barbaro, A., Molinari, S., Wang, Z., Huang, Z. and Hou, Z. (2026) Changesite-(Ce), IMA 2025-098. CNMNC Newsletter 90, Mineralogical Magazine, 90, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2026.10217
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Changesite-(Ce) — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/changesite-ce-499622},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}