Materials Data on Ca6Si3H2O13 by Materials Project
Ca6Si3H2O13 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted CaO6 octahedra that share corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.52 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.56 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one H1+ and seven O2- atoms. The Ca–H bond length is 2.54 Å. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.75 Å. In the fourth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.68 Å. In the fifth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one H1+ and seven O2- atoms. The Ca–H bond length is 2.64 Å. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.81 Å. In the sixth Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.65 Å. There are three inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent CaO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–66°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.66 Å. In the third Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent CaO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–68°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.67 Å. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to two Ca2+ and one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.98 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.98 Å. There are thirteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OCa3Si trigonal pyramids. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OCa3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OCa3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ca2+ and one H1+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OCa3Si trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ca2+ and two Si4+ atoms. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Ca2+ and one H1+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom.