The compound described by Ag4(GeO4) is Chalcostibite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(7) atom. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(4), and one O(7) atom. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the fifth Ag site, Ag(5) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the sixth Ag site, Ag(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(5) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. In the seventh Ag site, Ag(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the eighth Ag site, Ag(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(6) and two equivalent O(8) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(4), one Ag(5), two equivalent Ag(6), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(3), one Ag(5), and one Ge(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Ag(2), one Ag(7), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OAg3Ge tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(2), one Ag(3), one Ag(5), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Ag(5), one Ag(6), one Ag(7), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OAg3Ge tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(3), one Ag(7), one Ag(8), and one Ge(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Ag(2), one Ag(4), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OAg3Ge tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(4), two equivalent Ag(8), and one Ge(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ag4GeO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.579
_cell_length_b   8.602
_cell_length_c   10.264
_cell_angle_alpha   106.770
_cell_angle_beta   93.071
_cell_angle_gamma   94.648
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   552.529
_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
  Ag  Ag0  1  0.016  0.016  0.247  1.0
  Ag  Ag1  1  0.523  0.037  0.257  1.0
  Ag  Ag2  1  0.442  0.653  0.162  1.0
  Ag  Ag3  1  0.322  0.182  0.526  1.0
  Ag  Ag4  1  0.953  0.580  0.140  1.0
  Ag  Ag5  1  0.084  0.363  0.368  1.0
  Ag  Ag6  1  0.771  0.176  0.078  1.0
  Ag  Ag7  1  0.421  0.606  0.669  1.0
  Ag  Ag8  1  0.477  0.963  0.743  1.0
  Ag  Ag9  1  0.579  0.394  0.331  1.0
  Ag  Ag10  1  0.558  0.347  0.838  1.0
  Ag  Ag11  1  0.229  0.824  0.922  1.0
  Ag  Ag12  1  0.678  0.818  0.474  1.0
  Ag  Ag13  1  0.047  0.420  0.860  1.0
  Ag  Ag14  1  0.984  0.984  0.753  1.0
  Ag  Ag15  1  0.916  0.637  0.632  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.799  0.228  0.557  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.725  0.751  0.939  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.275  0.249  0.061  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.201  0.772  0.443  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.957  0.656  0.425  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.224  0.221  0.884  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.719  0.941  0.899  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.758  0.175  0.709  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.926  0.648  0.847  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.514  0.375  0.114  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.221  0.953  0.587  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.776  0.779  0.116  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.392  0.642  0.468  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.608  0.358  0.532  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.074  0.352  0.153  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.779  0.047  0.413  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.043  0.344  0.575  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.242  0.825  0.291  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.281  0.059  0.101  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.486  0.625  0.886  1.0
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The compound described by Ag4(GeO4) is Chalcostibite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(7) atom. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(4), and one O(7) atom. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the fifth Ag site, Ag(5) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the sixth Ag site, Ag(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(5) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. In the seventh Ag site, Ag(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the eighth Ag site, Ag(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(6) and two equivalent O(8) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(4), one Ag(5), two equivalent Ag(6), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(3), one Ag(5), and one Ge(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Ag(2), one Ag(7), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OAg3Ge tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(2), one Ag(3), one Ag(5), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Ag(5), one Ag(6), one Ag(7), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OAg3Ge tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(3), one Ag(7), one Ag(8), and one Ge(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Ag(2), one Ag(4), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OAg3Ge tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ag(4), two equivalent Ag(8), and one Ge(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ag4GeO4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.579
_cell_length_b   8.602
_cell_length_c   10.264
_cell_angle_alpha   106.770
_cell_angle_beta   93.071
_cell_angle_gamma   94.648
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   552.529
_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
  Ag  Ag0  1  0.016  0.016  0.247  1.0
  Ag  Ag1  1  0.523  0.037  0.257  1.0
  Ag  Ag2  1  0.442  0.653  0.162  1.0
  Ag  Ag3  1  0.322  0.182  0.526  1.0
  Ag  Ag4  1  0.953  0.580  0.140  1.0
  Ag  Ag5  1  0.084  0.363  0.368  1.0
  Ag  Ag6  1  0.771  0.176  0.078  1.0
  Ag  Ag7  1  0.421  0.606  0.669  1.0
  Ag  Ag8  1  0.477  0.963  0.743  1.0
  Ag  Ag9  1  0.579  0.394  0.331  1.0
  Ag  Ag10  1  0.558  0.347  0.838  1.0
  Ag  Ag11  1  0.229  0.824  0.922  1.0
  Ag  Ag12  1  0.678  0.818  0.474  1.0
  Ag  Ag13  1  0.047  0.420  0.860  1.0
  Ag  Ag14  1  0.984  0.984  0.753  1.0
  Ag  Ag15  1  0.916  0.637  0.632  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.799  0.228  0.557  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.725  0.751  0.939  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.275  0.249  0.061  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.201  0.772  0.443  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.957  0.656  0.425  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.224  0.221  0.884  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.719  0.941  0.899  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.758  0.175  0.709  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.926  0.648  0.847  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.514  0.375  0.114  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.221  0.953  0.587  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.776  0.779  0.116  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.392  0.642  0.468  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.608  0.358  0.532  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.074  0.352  0.153  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.779  0.047  0.413  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.043  0.344  0.575  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.242  0.825  0.291  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.281  0.059  0.101  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.486  0.625  0.886  1.0
[/CIF]
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