DOE OSTI2020
Na4Ca7MnSi12(HO9)4 is Esseneite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Na1+ sites. In the first Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one H1+ and seven O2- atoms. The Na–H bond length is 2.32 Å. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.92 Å. In the second Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one H1+ and eight O2- atoms. The Na–H bond length is 2.32 Å. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–3.08 Å. In the third Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one H1+ and eight O2- atoms. The Na–H bond length is 2.32 Å. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–3.08 Å. In the fourth Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one H1+ and eight O2- atoms. The Na–H bond length is 2.32 Å. There are a spread of Na–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–3.09 Å. There are seven inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one MnO6 octahedra, and edges with three CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.46 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one MnO6 octahedra, and edges with three CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.48 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.46 Å. In the fourth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one MnO6 octahedra, and edges with three CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.45 Å. In the fifth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.46 Å. In the sixth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one MnO6 octahedra, and edges with three CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.45 Å. In the seventh Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CaO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.45 Å. Mn2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four CaO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mn–O bond distances ranging from 2.21–2.44 Å. There are twelve inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CaO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–59°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.69 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra, corners with three CaO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–59°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.70 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra, corners with three CaO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.69 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CaO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–59°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.69 Å. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CaO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–66°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.66 Å. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra, corners with three CaO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–67°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CaO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–66°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.66 Å. In the eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CaO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–66°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–1.66 Å. In the ninth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MnO6 octahedra, corners with three CaO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–67°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.68 Å. In the tenth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CaO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–66°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.68 Å. In the eleventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two CaO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent MnO6 octahedra, and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–64°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.68 Å. In the twelfth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four CaO6 octahedra and corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–66°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.68 Å. There are four inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Na1+ and two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.07 Å) and one longer (1.42 Å) H–O bond length. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Na1+ and two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.07 Å) and one longer (1.42 Å) H–O bond length. In the third H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Na1+ and two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.07 Å) and one longer (1.45 Å) H–O bond length. In the fourth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Na1+ and two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.07 Å) and one longer (1.42 Å) H–O bond length. There are thirty-six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+, one Mn2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Mn2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na1+, one Ca2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two Ca2+, one Mn2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing OCa2MnSi tetrahedra. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom to form distorted OCa3Si tetrahedra that share corners with two ONaCaMnSi trigonal pyramids and an edgeedge with one OCa3Si tetrahedra. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+, one Mn2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom to form distorted OCa3Si tetrahedra that share corners with two ONaCa2Si trigonal pyramids and an edgeedge with one OCa3Si tetrahedra. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+, one Ca2+, one Mn2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing ONaCaMnSi trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+, two Ca2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing ONaCa2Si trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to one Na1+, two Ca2+, and one Si4+ atom to form distorted corner-sharing ONaCa2Si trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na1+, two Ca2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the thirtieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Na1+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the thirty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the thirty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ca2+, one Mn2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the thirty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom.