The crystal structure described by Li10Zn3(GeO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are ten inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(14), and one O(16) atom. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(16) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(9)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra. In the ninth Li site, Li(9) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), and one O(16) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra. In the tenth Li site, Li(10) is bonded to one O(13), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), and one O(9) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(9)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(10)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(14), and one O(15) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(10)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Zn(1), and one Ge(4) atom to form distorted OLi2ZnGe trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(15)Li3Ge tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(10), one Li(2), one Zn(1), and one Ge(1) atom to form corner-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Zn(2), and one Ge(1) atom to form OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2ZnGe trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2ZnGe trigonal pyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Zn(1), and one Ge(1) atom to form OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2ZnGe trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2ZnGe trigonal pyramid. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Zn(1), and one Ge(2) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Zn(2), and one Ge(2) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Zn(2), and one Ge(2) atom to form corner-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Zn(2), and one Ge(3) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi2ZnGe trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(5), one Li(6), one Zn(3), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2ZnGe trigonal pyramids. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(4), one Li(6), one Zn(3), and one Ge(3) atom to form corner-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Li(7), one Li(9), one Zn(3), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted pentagonal planar geometry to one Li(5), one Li(6), one Li(7), one Li(8), and one Ge(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(10), one Li(6), one Li(7), one Li(8), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(10), one Li(7), one Li(9), one Zn(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(8), one Li(9), and one Ge(4) atom to form corner-sharing OLi3Ge tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(10), one Li(7), one Li(8), one Li(9), and one Ge(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li10Zn3(GeO4)4
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_cell_length_c   10.999
_cell_angle_alpha   90.215
_cell_angle_beta   90.374
_cell_angle_gamma   90.423
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   367.713
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Li  Li0  1  0.691  0.745  0.072  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.323  0.497  0.164  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.822  0.996  0.332  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.193  0.243  0.425  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.806  0.764  0.581  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.192  0.998  0.662  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.983  0.222  0.808  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.644  0.974  0.833  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.659  0.521  0.836  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.359  0.250  0.935  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.324  0.002  0.166  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.819  0.502  0.331  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.195  0.507  0.661  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.830  0.249  0.081  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.325  0.749  0.411  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.685  0.249  0.587  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.158  0.758  0.913  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.296  0.747  0.062  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.172  0.250  0.088  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.711  0.475  0.160  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.712  0.024  0.160  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.211  0.976  0.336  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.210  0.519  0.336  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.666  0.749  0.413  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.796  0.247  0.434  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.206  0.758  0.562  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.342  0.251  0.589  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.802  0.475  0.668  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.805  0.035  0.672  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.266  0.991  0.838  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.271  0.519  0.838  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.822  0.752  0.912  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.726  0.252  0.928  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Li10Zn3(GeO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are ten inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(14), and one O(16) atom. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(16) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(9)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra. In the ninth Li site, Li(9) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), and one O(16) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra. In the tenth Li site, Li(10) is bonded to one O(13), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), and one O(9) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(9)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(10)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(5)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(14), and one O(15) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(10)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Zn(1), and one Ge(4) atom to form distorted OLi2ZnGe trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(15)Li3Ge tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(10), one Li(2), one Zn(1), and one Ge(1) atom to form corner-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Zn(2), and one Ge(1) atom to form OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2ZnGe trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2ZnGe trigonal pyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Zn(1), and one Ge(1) atom to form OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)Li3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2ZnGe tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2ZnGe trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2ZnGe trigonal pyramid. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Zn(1), and one Ge(2) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Zn(2), and one Ge(2) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Zn(2), and one Ge(2) atom to form corner-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Zn(2), and one Ge(3) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi2ZnGe trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(5), one Li(6), one Zn(3), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2ZnGe trigonal pyramids. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded to one Li(4), one Li(6), one Zn(3), and one Ge(3) atom to form corner-sharing OLi2ZnGe tetrahedra. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Li(7), one Li(9), one Zn(3), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted pentagonal planar geometry to one Li(5), one Li(6), one Li(7), one Li(8), and one Ge(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(10), one Li(6), one Li(7), one Li(8), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(10), one Li(7), one Li(9), one Zn(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(8), one Li(9), and one Ge(4) atom to form corner-sharing OLi3Ge tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(10), one Li(7), one Li(8), one Li(9), and one Ge(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li10Zn3(GeO4)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.231
_cell_length_b   6.391
_cell_length_c   10.999
_cell_angle_alpha   90.215
_cell_angle_beta   90.374
_cell_angle_gamma   90.423
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   367.713
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.691  0.745  0.072  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.323  0.497  0.164  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.822  0.996  0.332  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.193  0.243  0.425  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.806  0.764  0.581  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.192  0.998  0.662  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.983  0.222  0.808  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.644  0.974  0.833  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.659  0.521  0.836  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.359  0.250  0.935  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.324  0.002  0.166  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.819  0.502  0.331  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.195  0.507  0.661  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.830  0.249  0.081  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.325  0.749  0.411  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.685  0.249  0.587  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.158  0.758  0.913  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.296  0.747  0.062  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.172  0.250  0.088  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.711  0.475  0.160  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.712  0.024  0.160  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.211  0.976  0.336  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.210  0.519  0.336  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.666  0.749  0.413  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.796  0.247  0.434  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.206  0.758  0.562  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.342  0.251  0.589  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.802  0.475  0.668  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.805  0.035  0.672  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.266  0.991  0.838  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.271  0.519  0.838  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.822  0.752  0.912  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.726  0.252  0.928  1.0
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