The structure described by Li5Zn4(BO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O4 trigonal pyramid, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O4 trigonal pyramid. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(8) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramid, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(4)O4 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form distorted ZnO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted ZnO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)O4 trigonal pyramid. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(2), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted ZnO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are four inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(7), and one O(9) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(2), and one O(8) atom. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(11), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(12), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(2), and one B(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Zn(3), and one B(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(4), one Zn(1), and one B(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Zn(4), and one B(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2ZnB trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(4), one Zn(1), and one B(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), and one B(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiZn2B trigonal pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), and one B(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Zn(3), and one B(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Zn(2), and one B(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Zn(3), and one B(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(4), one Zn(1), and one B(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Zn(4), and one B(4) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li5Zn4(BO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.116
_cell_length_b   5.118
_cell_length_c   11.514
_cell_angle_alpha   88.706
_cell_angle_beta   89.293
_cell_angle_gamma   60.200
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   261.540
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
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loop_
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 _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  0.024  0.660  0.839  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.024  0.638  0.469  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.970  0.661  0.285  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.019  0.313  0.667  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.012  0.337  0.080  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.657  0.015  0.639  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.672  0.315  0.888  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.327  0.999  0.366  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.331  0.688  0.102  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.343  0.991  0.870  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.661  0.330  0.378  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.343  0.671  0.633  1.0
  B  B12  1  0.659  0.012  0.116  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.616  0.973  0.839  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.369  0.580  0.364  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.076  0.654  0.638  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.921  0.732  0.122  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.324  0.945  0.604  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.676  0.267  0.080  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.328  0.734  0.904  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.700  0.038  0.392  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.080  0.270  0.868  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.912  0.371  0.378  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.616  0.413  0.656  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.383  0.036  0.146  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Li5Zn4(BO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O4 trigonal pyramid, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O4 trigonal pyramid. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(8) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramid, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(4)O4 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form distorted ZnO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted ZnO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)O4 trigonal pyramid. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(2), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted ZnO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are four inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(7), and one O(9) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(2), and one O(8) atom. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(11), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(12), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(2), and one B(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Zn(3), and one B(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(4), one Zn(1), and one B(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(5), one Zn(4), and one B(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2ZnB trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(4), one Zn(1), and one B(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), and one B(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiZn2B trigonal pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), and one B(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Zn(3), and one B(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Zn(2), and one B(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Zn(3), and one B(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(4), one Zn(1), and one B(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Zn(4), and one B(4) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li5Zn4(BO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.116
_cell_length_b   5.118
_cell_length_c   11.514
_cell_angle_alpha   88.706
_cell_angle_beta   89.293
_cell_angle_gamma   60.200
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   261.540
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.024  0.660  0.839  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.024  0.638  0.469  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.970  0.661  0.285  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.019  0.313  0.667  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.012  0.337  0.080  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.657  0.015  0.639  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.672  0.315  0.888  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.327  0.999  0.366  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.331  0.688  0.102  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.343  0.991  0.870  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.661  0.330  0.378  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.343  0.671  0.633  1.0
  B  B12  1  0.659  0.012  0.116  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.616  0.973  0.839  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.369  0.580  0.364  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.076  0.654  0.638  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.921  0.732  0.122  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.324  0.945  0.604  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.676  0.267  0.080  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.328  0.734  0.904  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.700  0.038  0.392  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.080  0.270  0.868  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.912  0.371  0.378  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.616  0.413  0.656  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.383  0.036  0.146  1.0
[/CIF]
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