The compound described by Li3CrSiO5 is Caswellsilverite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-17°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-17°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-15°. Cr(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-15°. Si(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form SiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-14°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form distorted OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-15°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(2), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form distorted OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-12°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), one Cr(1), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms to form OLi3CrSi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-15°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-9°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi3Cr2Si octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-12°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li3CrSiO5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.097
_cell_length_b   5.733
_cell_length_c   6.249
_cell_angle_alpha   76.337
_cell_angle_beta   76.036
_cell_angle_gamma   73.508
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   167.131
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
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  Li  Li0  1  0.511  0.243  0.994  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.297  0.448  0.401  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.314  0.949  0.396  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.686  0.051  0.604  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.703  0.552  0.599  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.489  0.757  0.006  1.0
  Cr  Cr6  1  0.900  0.345  0.213  1.0
  Cr  Cr7  1  0.100  0.655  0.787  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.898  0.849  0.215  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.102  0.151  0.785  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.645  0.120  0.283  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.648  0.668  0.281  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.157  0.045  0.094  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.001  0.758  0.475  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.160  0.578  0.107  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.840  0.422  0.893  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.999  0.242  0.525  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.843  0.955  0.906  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.352  0.332  0.719  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.355  0.880  0.717  1.0
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The compound described by Li3CrSiO5 is Caswellsilverite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-17°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-17°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 8-15°. Cr(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-15°. Si(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form SiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-14°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form distorted OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-15°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(2), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form distorted OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-12°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), one Cr(1), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms to form OLi3CrSi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-15°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-9°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi3Cr2Si octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrSi2 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-12°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li3CrSiO5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.097
_cell_length_b   5.733
_cell_length_c   6.249
_cell_angle_alpha   76.337
_cell_angle_beta   76.036
_cell_angle_gamma   73.508
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   167.131
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
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  Li  Li0  1  0.511  0.243  0.994  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.297  0.448  0.401  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.314  0.949  0.396  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.686  0.051  0.604  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.703  0.552  0.599  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.489  0.757  0.006  1.0
  Cr  Cr6  1  0.900  0.345  0.213  1.0
  Cr  Cr7  1  0.100  0.655  0.787  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.898  0.849  0.215  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.102  0.151  0.785  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.645  0.120  0.283  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.648  0.668  0.281  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.157  0.045  0.094  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.001  0.758  0.475  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.160  0.578  0.107  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.840  0.422  0.893  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.999  0.242  0.525  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.843  0.955  0.906  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.352  0.332  0.719  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.355  0.880  0.717  1.0
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