Materials Data on Ca3Mg9Al8(SiO4)12 by Materials Project
Ca3Mg9Al8(SiO4)12 is Esseneite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.45 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.47 Å. There are six inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.21–2.43 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.44 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.21–2.40 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.40 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.21–2.43 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.42 Å. There are four inequivalent Al3+ sites. In the first Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.95 Å. In the second Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.89–1.93 Å. In the third Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.93 Å. In the fourth Al3+ site, Al3+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Al–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–1.93 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–50°. There is three shorter (1.65 Å) and one longer (1.66 Å) Si–O bond length. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–50°. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.65 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–50°. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.66 Å. In the fourth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–48°. There is one shorter (1.65 Å) and three longer (1.66 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fifth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–50°. There is three shorter (1.65 Å) and one longer (1.66 Å) Si–O bond length. In the sixth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–48°. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.66 Å. In the seventh Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–48°. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.65 Å. In the eighth Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four AlO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–49°. There is one shorter (1.65 Å) and three longer (1.66 Å) Si–O bond length. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ca2+, one Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+, one Al3+, and one Si4+ atom.