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For example, the presence of water on the Moon was confirmed, as well as the presence of iron oxide in surface rocks. Special attention was paid to high-pressure minerals formed during asteroid impacts.
They found an unknown phosphate mineral in one of the samples and named it changesite (Changesite-(Y)). According to scientists, it could have arisen during the final stage of crystallisation of basalts found near the landing site of Chang’e-5.
Another interesting discovery was the presence of stishovite and zeifertite. These are similar in composition to silica, but have a slightly different crystal lattice.
