The crystal structure described by NaCd4(GeO3)5 is Esseneite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Na(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(15), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one O(13), one O(3), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(9), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cd(3)O6 octahedra. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(13), one O(14), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-62°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-64°. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-64°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-65°. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-59°. There are fifteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Na(1), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Cd(4), two equivalent Cd(1), and one Ge(4) atom to form distorted edge-sharing OCd3Ge tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), and one Ge(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Cd(3), two equivalent Cd(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one Ge(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Cd(4), one Ge(1), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), and one Ge(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd(4), one Ge(3), and one Ge(5) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na(1), one Cd(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), and one Ge(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na(1), one Cd(3), and one Ge(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_NaCd4(GeO3)5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.247
_cell_length_b   8.135
_cell_length_c   12.367
_cell_angle_alpha   106.870
_cell_angle_beta   93.074
_cell_angle_gamma   94.537
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   693.306
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Na  Na0  1  0.628  0.827  0.362  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.372  0.173  0.638  1.0
  Cd  Cd2  1  0.937  0.905  0.850  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  1  0.063  0.095  0.150  1.0
  Cd  Cd4  1  0.870  0.689  0.555  1.0
  Cd  Cd5  1  0.130  0.311  0.445  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.829  0.463  0.264  1.0
  Cd  Cd7  1  0.171  0.537  0.736  1.0
  Cd  Cd8  1  0.730  0.262  0.977  1.0
  Cd  Cd9  1  0.270  0.738  0.023  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.574  0.037  0.169  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.426  0.963  0.831  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.640  0.241  0.445  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.360  0.759  0.555  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.688  0.498  0.773  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.312  0.502  0.227  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.779  0.688  0.045  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.221  0.312  0.955  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.876  0.151  0.648  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.124  0.849  0.352  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.557  0.077  0.318  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.443  0.923  0.682  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.966  0.824  0.024  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.034  0.176  0.976  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.866  0.624  0.733  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.134  0.376  0.267  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.708  0.102  0.527  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.292  0.898  0.473  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.826  0.387  0.436  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.174  0.613  0.564  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.754  0.180  0.149  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.246  0.820  0.851  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.633  0.580  0.916  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.367  0.420  0.084  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.622  0.811  0.135  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.378  0.189  0.865  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.922  0.961  0.678  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.078  0.039  0.322  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.759  0.286  0.765  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.241  0.714  0.235  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.566  0.681  0.498  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.434  0.319  0.502  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.925  0.733  0.379  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.075  0.267  0.621  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.645  0.979  0.900  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.355  0.021  0.100  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.838  0.517  0.094  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.162  0.483  0.906  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.527  0.522  0.306  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.473  0.478  0.694  1.0
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The crystal structure described by NaCd4(GeO3)5 is Esseneite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Na(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(15), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one O(13), one O(3), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(9), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cd(3)O6 octahedra. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(13), one O(14), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-62°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-64°. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-64°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-65°. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-59°. There are fifteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Na(1), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Cd(4), two equivalent Cd(1), and one Ge(4) atom to form distorted edge-sharing OCd3Ge tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), and one Ge(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Cd(3), two equivalent Cd(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one Ge(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Cd(4), one Ge(1), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), and one Ge(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd(4), one Ge(3), and one Ge(5) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na(1), one Cd(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), and one Ge(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Na(1), one Cd(3), and one Ge(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_NaCd4(GeO3)5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.247
_cell_length_b   8.135
_cell_length_c   12.367
_cell_angle_alpha   106.870
_cell_angle_beta   93.074
_cell_angle_gamma   94.537
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   693.306
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
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 _atom_site_occupancy
  Na  Na0  1  0.628  0.827  0.362  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.372  0.173  0.638  1.0
  Cd  Cd2  1  0.937  0.905  0.850  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  1  0.063  0.095  0.150  1.0
  Cd  Cd4  1  0.870  0.689  0.555  1.0
  Cd  Cd5  1  0.130  0.311  0.445  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.829  0.463  0.264  1.0
  Cd  Cd7  1  0.171  0.537  0.736  1.0
  Cd  Cd8  1  0.730  0.262  0.977  1.0
  Cd  Cd9  1  0.270  0.738  0.023  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.574  0.037  0.169  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.426  0.963  0.831  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.640  0.241  0.445  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.360  0.759  0.555  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.688  0.498  0.773  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.312  0.502  0.227  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.779  0.688  0.045  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.221  0.312  0.955  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.876  0.151  0.648  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.124  0.849  0.352  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.557  0.077  0.318  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.443  0.923  0.682  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.966  0.824  0.024  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.034  0.176  0.976  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.866  0.624  0.733  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.134  0.376  0.267  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.708  0.102  0.527  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.292  0.898  0.473  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.826  0.387  0.436  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.174  0.613  0.564  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.754  0.180  0.149  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.246  0.820  0.851  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.633  0.580  0.916  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.367  0.420  0.084  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.622  0.811  0.135  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.378  0.189  0.865  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.922  0.961  0.678  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.078  0.039  0.322  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.759  0.286  0.765  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.241  0.714  0.235  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.566  0.681  0.498  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.434  0.319  0.502  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.925  0.733  0.379  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.075  0.267  0.621  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.645  0.979  0.900  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.355  0.021  0.100  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.838  0.517  0.094  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.162  0.483  0.906  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.527  0.522  0.306  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.473  0.478  0.694  1.0
[/CIF]
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