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Materials Data on Mg3Si2H4O9 by Materials Project

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 crystallizes in the trigonal P31m space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six equivalent MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.16 Å. Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra and corners with three equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. There is one shorter (1.61 Å) and three longer (1.67 Å) Si–O bond length. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.97 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.97 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three equivalent Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg2+ and one H1+ atom.

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Materials Data on Mg3Si2H4O9 by Materials Project

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3cm space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six equivalent MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.16 Å. Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra and corners with three equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. There is one shorter (1.61 Å) and three longer (1.67 Å) Si–O bond length. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.97 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.97 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three equivalent Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg2+ and one H1+ atom.

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Materials Data on Mg16Si8HO32 by Materials Project

Mg16Si8HO32 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 16°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.18 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.19 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.16 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.40 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 3–16°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.17 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.16 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are one shorter (2.07 Å) and five longer (2.13 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.14 Å. There are four inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.72 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.73 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.74 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.73 Å. H is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a square pyramidal geometry to five Mg atoms. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to five Mg and one H atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two equivalent Si atoms. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two equivalent Si atoms. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two equivalent Si atoms. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two equivalent Si atoms. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom.

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Materials Data on Mg16Si8HO32 by Materials Project

Mg16Si8HO32 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are fourteen inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.20 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–60°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.30 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.29 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.26 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.26 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.16 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.24 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.25 Å. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.28 Å. In the twelfth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one H and five O atoms. The Mg–H bond length is 1.97 Å. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.93–2.28 Å. In the thirteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–61°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.24 Å. In the fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.25 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.70 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.68 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–59°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.68 Å. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–64°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with two MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–63°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.69 Å. H is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg and one O atom. The H–O bond length is 1.04 Å. There are thirty-one inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the third O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. The O–Mg bond length is 2.14 Å. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. The O–Mg bond length is 2.20 Å. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si tetrahedra. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-second O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-third O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fifth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the twenty-sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirtieth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. The O–Mg bond length is 2.15 Å. In the thirty-first O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids.

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Materials Data on Mg10Si3(H2O9)2 by Materials Project

Mg10Si3O14(OH)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnn2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are seven inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share a cornercorner with one SiO6 octahedra, corners with four MgO6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SiO6 octahedra, and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–56°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.29 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–56°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.23 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–55°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.21 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent SiO6 octahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 10–21°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.20 Å. In the fifth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent SiO6 octahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 9–21°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.18 Å. In the sixth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 17°. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and four longer (2.16 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the seventh Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SiO6 octahedra, and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 17°. There are two shorter (2.10 Å) and four longer (2.15 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form SiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra and edges with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There is four shorter (1.81 Å) and two longer (1.93 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 eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–57°. There is one shorter (1.66 Å) and three longer (1.67 Å) Si–O bond length. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. There are nine inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to five Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form OMg5Si octahedra that share a cornercorner with one OMg5Si octahedra, an edgeedge with one OMg5Si octahedra, and edges with six OMg4Si square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form distorted OMg4Si square pyramids that share corners with two OMg4Si square pyramids, edges with three equivalent OMg5Si octahedra, and edges with two OMg4Si square pyramids. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded to four Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form distorted OMg4Si square pyramids that share corners with two OMg4Si square pyramids, edges with three equivalent OMg5Si octahedra, and edges with two OMg4Si square pyramids. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom.

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Materials Data on Mg3Si4(HO6)2 by Materials Project

Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. there are two inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six equivalent MgO6 octahedra. There are two shorter (2.07 Å) and four longer (2.10 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are two shorter (2.07 Å) and four longer (2.10 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra and corners with three equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.64 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra and corners with three equivalent SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.64 Å. H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.97 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two Si4+ atoms.

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Materials Data on Mg16Si8HO32 by Materials Project

Mg16Si8HO32 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are ten inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.14 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.14 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.16 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–16°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.20 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–16°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.16 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.17 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.20 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.16 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–18°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.17 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–18°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.17 Å. There are four inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.73 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.73 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.79 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.88 Å. H is bonded in a linear geometry to two O atoms. There is one shorter (1.06 Å) and one longer (1.53 Å) H–O bond length. There are twenty inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two equivalent Si atoms. In the second O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two equivalent Si atoms. In the third O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded to one Mg, two equivalent Si, and one H atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMgSi2H trigonal pyramids. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg, two equivalent Si, and one H atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form OMg5 square pyramids that share a cornercorner with one OMgSi2H trigonal pyramid and edges with two equivalent OMg5 square pyramids. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom.

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Materials Data on Mg16Si8HO32 by Materials Project

Mg16Si8HO32 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.14 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.18 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.34 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five O atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.16 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.16 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–20°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.20 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with four MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 15–20°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.19 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one H and six O atoms. The Mg–H bond length is 2.10 Å. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.30 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.14 Å. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.16 Å. In the twelfth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.15 Å. In the thirteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–18°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.17 Å. In the fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–18°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.17 Å. In the fifteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–18°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.03–2.21 Å. In the sixteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with seven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–18°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.17 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with nine MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.72 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.73 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.73 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with nine MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.72 Å. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with nine MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–56°. There is three shorter (1.66 Å) and one longer (1.73 Å) Si–O bond length. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–56°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.73 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–64°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.75 Å. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.74 Å. H is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mg and two O atoms. There is one shorter (1.03 Å) and one longer (1.77 Å) H–O bond length. There are thirty-two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two Si atoms. In the second O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two Si atoms. In the third O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two Si atoms. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two Si atoms. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-second O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-third O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirtieth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom.

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Materials Data on Mg16Si8HO32 by Materials Project

Mg16Si8HO32 is Hausmannite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.16 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.27 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.68 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.27 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.24 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one H and five O atoms. The Mg–H bond length is 2.12 Å. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.95–2.25 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.24 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 49–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.27 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.19 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.17 Å. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.19 Å. In the twelfth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.19 Å. In the thirteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.34 Å. In the fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.25 Å. In the fifteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.28 Å. In the sixteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–65°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.26 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.67 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with two MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.75 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.68 Å. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–63°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.68 Å. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 53–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. H is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Mg and two O atoms. There is one shorter (1.06 Å) and one longer (1.56 Å) H–O bond length. There are thirty-two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg3Si tetrahedra. In the third O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted edge-sharing OMg3Si tetrahedra. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-third O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirtieth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom.

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Materials Data on Mg16Si8HO32 by Materials Project

Mg16Si8HO32 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.24 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.12 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are one shorter (2.10 Å) and five longer (2.11 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.15 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are two shorter (2.10 Å) and four longer (2.11 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one H and five O atoms. The Mg–H bond length is 2.01 Å. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.19 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.11 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.11 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.12 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.12 Å. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.19 Å. In the twelfth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.12 Å. In the thirteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.13 Å. In the fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are one shorter (2.10 Å) and five longer (2.11 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the fifteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.34 Å. In the sixteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.12 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–54°. There is three shorter (1.69 Å) and one longer (1.70 Å) Si–O bond length. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–54°. There is three shorter (1.69 Å) and one longer (1.70 Å) Si–O bond length. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–55°. There is three shorter (1.69 Å) and one longer (1.70 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–54°. There is three shorter (1.69 Å) and one longer (1.70 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–55°. All Si–O bond lengths are 1.69 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–54°. There is three shorter (1.69 Å) and one longer (1.70 Å) Si–O bond length. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–58°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.67–1.72 Å. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eleven MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–57°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.78 Å. H is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg and two O atoms. There is one shorter (1.03 Å) and one longer (1.63 Å) H–O bond length. There are thirty-two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-third O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirtieth O site, O is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the thirty-first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom.

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Materials Data on Mg16Si7HO32 by Materials Project

Mg16Si7HO32 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.16 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.20 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with five MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.19 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.17 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–17°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.20 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–17°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.18 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–17°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.18 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 11–17°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.20 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.34 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.94–2.21 Å. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.06–2.44 Å. In the twelfth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with five SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.13 Å. In the thirteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.19 Å. In the fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one H and six O atoms. The Mg–H bond length is 2.11 Å. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.26 Å. In the fifteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one H and six O atoms. The Mg–H bond length is 2.20 Å. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.25 Å. In the sixteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.92–2.18 Å. There are seven inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.70 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.76 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with ten MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–62°. There is three shorter (1.64 Å) and one longer (1.74 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–59°. There is three shorter (1.66 Å) and one longer (1.71 Å) Si–O bond length. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with nine MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 45–58°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.66–1.73 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with seven MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 47–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.71 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form distorted SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 42–57°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.56–1.85 Å. H is bonded in a single-bond geometry to two Mg and one O atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two Si atoms. In the second O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two Si atoms. In the third O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Mg atoms. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Mg atoms. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg and two Si atoms. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg and one Si atom. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded to five Mg atoms to form edge-sharing OMg5 square pyramids. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-third O site, O is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Mg atoms. In the twenty-fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-seventh O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-eighth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirtieth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom.

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Materials Data on Mg7Si4(HO8)2 by Materials Project

Mg7Si4(HO8)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are two shorter (2.07 Å) and four longer (2.09 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with four equivalent MgO6 octahedra. There are four shorter (2.08 Å) and two longer (2.17 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SiO4 tetrahedra and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.34 Å. In the fourth Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, and edges with six MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 6–14°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.17 Å. There are two inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 40–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.63–1.73 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with nine MgO6 octahedra and a cornercorner with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 46–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.68 Å. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to five Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four equivalent Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent Si4+ atoms.

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Materials Data on Mg16Si8HO32 by Materials Project

Mg16Si8HO32 is Ilmenite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are sixteen inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.17 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.33 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.19 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 60–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.25 Å. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.22 Å. In the sixth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.33 Å. In the seventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.25 Å. In the eighth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 51–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.25 Å. In the ninth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.19 Å. In the tenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.21 Å. In the eleventh Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.19 Å. In the twelfth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three MgO6 octahedra, corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with four MgO6 octahedra, and edges with two SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.20 Å. In the thirteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.25 Å. In the fourteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–63°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.25 Å. In the fifteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one H and six O atoms. The Mg–H bond length is 2.03 Å. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.26 Å. In the sixteenth Mg site, Mg is bonded to six O atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra, corners with four SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with two MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–64°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.07–2.46 Å. There are eight inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–60°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the second Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 56–64°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.78 Å. In the third Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with two MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the fourth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.69 Å. In the fifth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 57–61°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.68 Å. In the sixth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with six MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–62°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.68 Å. In the seventh Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with five MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 54–57°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.65–1.67 Å. In the eighth Si site, Si is bonded to four O atoms to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four MgO6 octahedra and edges with three MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–63°. There is two shorter (1.65 Å) and two longer (1.67 Å) Si–O bond length. H is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mg and two O atoms. There is one shorter (1.02 Å) and one longer (1.73 Å) H–O bond length. There are thirty-two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the second O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si tetrahedra. In the third O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twelfth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fourteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the fifteenth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the sixteenth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the seventeenth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si trigonal pyramids. In the eighteenth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si tetrahedra. In the nineteenth O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twentieth O site, O is bonded to three Mg and one Si atom to form distorted corner-sharing OMg3Si tetrahedra. In the twenty-first O site, O is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-third O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-fifth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-sixth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-seventh O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the twenty-eighth O site, O is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Mg, one Si, and one H atom. In the twenty-ninth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirtieth O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-first O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom. In the thirty-second O site, O is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg and one Si atom.

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Materials Data on Mg7Si2(H3O7)2 by Materials Project

Mg7Si2H6O14 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Mg2+ sites. In the first Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.47 Å. In the second Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two SiO4 tetrahedra, edges with three MgO6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one SiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.23 Å. In the third Mg2+ site, Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form edge-sharing MgO6 octahedra. There are three shorter (2.07 Å) and three longer (2.09 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. There are two 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 MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. There is three shorter (1.66 Å) and one longer (1.68 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 three equivalent MgO6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. There is one shorter (1.63 Å) and three longer (1.66 Å) Si–O bond length. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 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 six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four Mg2+ and one H1+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to three equivalent Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three Mg2+ and one Si4+ atom.

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Materials Data on MgSi(HO2)2 by Materials Project

MgSiO2(OH)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent SiO6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–55°. There are four shorter (2.05 Å) and two longer (2.18 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. Si4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form SiO6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent MgO6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent SiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 52–55°. There is two shorter (1.76 Å) and four longer (1.88 Å) Si–O bond length. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent O2- atoms. Both H–O bond lengths are 1.22 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent O2- atoms. Both H–O bond lengths are 1.21 Å. There are two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+, two equivalent Si4+, and one H1+ atom.

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Materials Data on MgSi(HO)6 by Materials Project

MgSi(HO)6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent SiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–44°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.15 Å. Si4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form SiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–44°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.80–1.84 Å. There are six inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the third H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. In the fourth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. In the fifth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. In the sixth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom.

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Materials Data on MgSi(HO)6 by Materials Project

MgSi(HO)6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent SiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–42°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.09–2.13 Å. Si4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form SiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 38–42°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.80–1.84 Å. There are six inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the third H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. In the fourth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. In the fifth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. In the sixth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 1.00 Å. There are six inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom.

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Materials Data on MgSi(HO2)2 by Materials Project

MgSiO2(OH)2 is Pb(Zr_(1-x)Ti_x)O3-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent SiO6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–57°. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.20 Å. Si4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form SiO6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent MgO6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent SiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 50–57°. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.71–1.94 Å. There are two inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.05 Å) and one longer (1.50 Å) H–O bond length. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.06 Å) and one longer (1.44 Å) H–O bond length. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg2+, two equivalent Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Mg2+, one Si4+, and one H1+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mg2+, two equivalent Si4+, and one H1+ atom.

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