The crystal structure described by LiBa4(GeO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. There are four inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(12), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(8), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the third Ba site, Ba(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. In the fourth Ba site, Ba(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(6), two equivalent O(4), two equivalent O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), and one O(6) atom to form corner-sharing GeO4 tetrahedra. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra and  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Ba(1), two equivalent Ba(2), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OBa3Ge tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(4), two equivalent Ba(3), and one Ge(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(4), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(4), two equivalent Ba(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ba(1), one Ba(3), and one Ge(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), two equivalent Ba(4), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(4), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Ba(3), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ba(2), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ba4Li(GeO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.809
_cell_length_b   5.856
_cell_length_c   13.007
_cell_angle_alpha   91.628
_cell_angle_beta   91.237
_cell_angle_gamma   89.330
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   366.062
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.238  0.760  0.885  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.780  0.686  0.157  1.0
  Ba  Ba2  1  0.726  0.301  0.638  1.0
  Ba  Ba3  1  0.233  0.193  0.362  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.694  0.776  0.732  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.792  0.273  0.906  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.307  0.210  0.074  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.201  0.833  0.581  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.691  0.696  0.436  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.752  0.538  0.838  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.259  0.913  0.090  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.239  0.131  0.579  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.749  0.403  0.418  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.772  0.039  0.812  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.233  0.399  0.179  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.325  0.679  0.685  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.762  0.887  0.340  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.314  0.719  0.457  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.823  0.782  0.570  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.675  0.262  0.046  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.170  0.290  0.946  1.0
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The crystal structure described by LiBa4(GeO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. There are four inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(12), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(8), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the third Ba site, Ba(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. In the fourth Ba site, Ba(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(6), two equivalent O(4), two equivalent O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), and one O(6) atom to form corner-sharing GeO4 tetrahedra. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra and  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Ba(1), two equivalent Ba(2), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OBa3Ge tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(4), two equivalent Ba(3), and one Ge(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(4), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(4), two equivalent Ba(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Ba(1), one Ba(3), and one Ge(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), two equivalent Ba(4), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(4), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Ba(3), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ba(2), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ba4Li(GeO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.809
_cell_length_b   5.856
_cell_length_c   13.007
_cell_angle_alpha   91.628
_cell_angle_beta   91.237
_cell_angle_gamma   89.330
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   366.062
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.238  0.760  0.885  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.780  0.686  0.157  1.0
  Ba  Ba2  1  0.726  0.301  0.638  1.0
  Ba  Ba3  1  0.233  0.193  0.362  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.694  0.776  0.732  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.792  0.273  0.906  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.307  0.210  0.074  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.201  0.833  0.581  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.691  0.696  0.436  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.752  0.538  0.838  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.259  0.913  0.090  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.239  0.131  0.579  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.749  0.403  0.418  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.772  0.039  0.812  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.233  0.399  0.179  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.325  0.679  0.685  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.762  0.887  0.340  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.314  0.719  0.457  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.823  0.782  0.570  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.675  0.262  0.046  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.170  0.290  0.946  1.0
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