The compound described by La4GeO8 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and four equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), and four equivalent O(4) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(2), two equivalent La(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(6) is bonded to one La(1), one La(3), and two equivalent La(2) atoms to form OLa4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)La3Ge trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(2)La4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one La(3), two equivalent La(2), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(2) is bonded to one La(1), one La(3), and two equivalent La(2) atoms to form OLa4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)La3Ge trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(6)La4 tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(3) is bonded to one La(1), two equivalent La(2), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLa3Ge trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent La(2) and two equivalent La(3) atoms to form OLa4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)La4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)La4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)La3Ge trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)La4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)La4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_La4GeO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.846
_cell_length_b   7.669
_cell_length_c   18.291
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   819.972
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  La  La0  1  0.535  0.250  0.283  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.965  0.250  0.783  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.481  0.491  0.896  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.019  0.009  0.396  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.019  0.491  0.396  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.481  0.009  0.896  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.985  0.250  0.989  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.515  0.250  0.489  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.015  0.750  0.011  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.485  0.750  0.511  1.0
  La  La10  1  0.519  0.509  0.104  1.0
  La  La11  1  0.981  0.991  0.604  1.0
  La  La12  1  0.981  0.509  0.604  1.0
  La  La13  1  0.519  0.991  0.104  1.0
  La  La14  1  0.465  0.750  0.717  1.0
  La  La15  1  0.035  0.750  0.217  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.499  0.250  0.692  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.001  0.250  0.192  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.501  0.750  0.308  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.999  0.750  0.808  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.198  0.750  0.882  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.302  0.750  0.382  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.726  0.750  0.625  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.774  0.750  0.125  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.211  0.250  0.662  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.289  0.250  0.162  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.740  0.518  0.995  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.760  0.982  0.495  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.760  0.518  0.495  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.740  0.982  0.995  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.711  0.750  0.838  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.789  0.750  0.338  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.226  0.250  0.875  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.274  0.250  0.375  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.577  0.436  0.743  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.923  0.064  0.243  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.923  0.436  0.243  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.577  0.064  0.743  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.698  0.250  0.618  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.802  0.250  0.118  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.423  0.564  0.257  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.077  0.936  0.757  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.077  0.564  0.757  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.423  0.936  0.257  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.234  0.750  0.616  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.266  0.750  0.116  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.734  0.250  0.884  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.766  0.250  0.384  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.260  0.482  0.005  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.240  0.018  0.505  1.0
  O  O50  1  0.240  0.482  0.505  1.0
  O  O51  1  0.260  0.018  0.005  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by La4GeO8 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and four equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), and four equivalent O(4) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(2), two equivalent La(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(6) is bonded to one La(1), one La(3), and two equivalent La(2) atoms to form OLa4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)La3Ge trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(2)La4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one La(3), two equivalent La(2), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(2) is bonded to one La(1), one La(3), and two equivalent La(2) atoms to form OLa4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)La3Ge trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(6)La4 tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(3) is bonded to one La(1), two equivalent La(2), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLa3Ge trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent La(2) and two equivalent La(3) atoms to form OLa4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)La4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)La4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)La3Ge trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)La4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)La4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(4)La4 tetrahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_La4GeO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.846
_cell_length_b   7.669
_cell_length_c   18.291
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   819.972
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  La  La0  1  0.535  0.250  0.283  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.965  0.250  0.783  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.481  0.491  0.896  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.019  0.009  0.396  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.019  0.491  0.396  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.481  0.009  0.896  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.985  0.250  0.989  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.515  0.250  0.489  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.015  0.750  0.011  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.485  0.750  0.511  1.0
  La  La10  1  0.519  0.509  0.104  1.0
  La  La11  1  0.981  0.991  0.604  1.0
  La  La12  1  0.981  0.509  0.604  1.0
  La  La13  1  0.519  0.991  0.104  1.0
  La  La14  1  0.465  0.750  0.717  1.0
  La  La15  1  0.035  0.750  0.217  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.499  0.250  0.692  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.001  0.250  0.192  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.501  0.750  0.308  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.999  0.750  0.808  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.198  0.750  0.882  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.302  0.750  0.382  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.726  0.750  0.625  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.774  0.750  0.125  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.211  0.250  0.662  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.289  0.250  0.162  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.740  0.518  0.995  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.760  0.982  0.495  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.760  0.518  0.495  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.740  0.982  0.995  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.711  0.750  0.838  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.789  0.750  0.338  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.226  0.250  0.875  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.274  0.250  0.375  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.577  0.436  0.743  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.923  0.064  0.243  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.923  0.436  0.243  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.577  0.064  0.743  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.698  0.250  0.618  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.802  0.250  0.118  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.423  0.564  0.257  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.077  0.936  0.757  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.077  0.564  0.757  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.423  0.936  0.257  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.234  0.750  0.616  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.266  0.750  0.116  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.734  0.250  0.884  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.766  0.250  0.384  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.260  0.482  0.005  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.240  0.018  0.505  1.0
  O  O50  1  0.240  0.482  0.505  1.0
  O  O51  1  0.260  0.018  0.005  1.0
[/CIF]
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