The structure described by Li4VGa3O8 is Stannite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one V(1), and one Ga(3) atom to form OLi2VGa tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Ga(1), and one Ga(3) atom to form OLi2Ga2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one V(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form OLi2VGa tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Ga(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form OLi2Ga2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Ga(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form OLi2Ga2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ga(1), and one Ga(3) atom to form OLi2Ga2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one V(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form OLi2VGa tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one V(1), and one Ga(3) atom to form OLi2VGa tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li4VGa3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.095
_cell_length_b   5.529
_cell_length_c   6.491
_cell_angle_alpha   89.965
_cell_angle_beta   89.942
_cell_angle_gamma   90.056
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   182.852
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Ga  Ga0  1  0.001  0.417  0.373  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.500  0.582  0.622  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.002  0.916  0.130  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.497  0.082  0.375  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.996  0.420  0.876  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.496  0.584  0.126  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.997  0.916  0.623  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.881  0.067  0.890  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.892  0.094  0.362  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.392  0.419  0.861  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.369  0.427  0.387  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.869  0.567  0.611  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.892  0.593  0.140  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.392  0.904  0.631  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.370  0.927  0.119  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.497  0.084  0.872  1.0
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The structure described by Li4VGa3O8 is Stannite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GaO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(1)O4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one V(1), and one Ga(3) atom to form OLi2VGa tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Ga(1), and one Ga(3) atom to form OLi2Ga2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one V(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form OLi2VGa tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Ga(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form OLi2Ga2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Ga(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form OLi2Ga2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Ga(1), and one Ga(3) atom to form OLi2Ga2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one V(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form OLi2VGa tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2VGa tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one V(1), and one Ga(3) atom to form OLi2VGa tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Ga2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2VGa tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2VGa tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2VGa tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li4VGa3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.095
_cell_length_b   5.529
_cell_length_c   6.491
_cell_angle_alpha   89.965
_cell_angle_beta   89.942
_cell_angle_gamma   90.056
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   182.852
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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loop_
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  Ga  Ga0  1  0.001  0.417  0.373  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.500  0.582  0.622  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.002  0.916  0.130  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.497  0.082  0.375  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.996  0.420  0.876  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.496  0.584  0.126  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.997  0.916  0.623  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.881  0.067  0.890  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.892  0.094  0.362  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.392  0.419  0.861  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.369  0.427  0.387  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.869  0.567  0.611  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.892  0.593  0.140  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.392  0.904  0.631  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.370  0.927  0.119  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.497  0.084  0.872  1.0
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