The material structure described by Li3CrSiO5 is Caswellsilverite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-12°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 11-15°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-13°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-15°. Cr(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 12-14°. 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(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-9°. 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(4), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), two equivalent Li(3), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms to form OLi4Si2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-8°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi3Cr2Si octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si 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 0-9°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(4), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form distorted OLi3Cr2Si octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-10°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li3CrSiO5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.986
_cell_length_b   5.780
_cell_length_c   6.497
_cell_angle_alpha   104.580
_cell_angle_beta   97.772
_cell_angle_gamma   106.428
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   169.460
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
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  Cr  Cr0  1  0.799  0.096  0.597  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.401  0.304  0.803  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.600  0.200  0.200  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.600  0.700  0.200  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.802  0.602  0.598  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.398  0.797  0.802  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.213  0.401  0.384  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.987  0.999  0.016  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.935  0.037  0.323  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.265  0.363  0.077  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.727  0.625  0.906  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.473  0.775  0.494  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.936  0.572  0.282  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.264  0.828  0.118  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.722  0.187  0.908  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.478  0.213  0.492  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.093  0.452  0.736  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.107  0.948  0.664  1.0
  Si  Si18  1  0.196  0.891  0.392  1.0
  Si  Si19  1  0.004  0.509  0.008  1.0
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The material structure described by Li3CrSiO5 is Caswellsilverite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-12°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 11-15°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-13°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-15°. Cr(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Si(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 12-14°. 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(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Si(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-9°. 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(4), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), two equivalent Li(3), one Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi4CrSi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms to form OLi4Si2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-8°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Li(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form OLi3Cr2Si octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si 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 0-9°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(4), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Si(1) atom to form distorted OLi3Cr2Si octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li4CrSi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li4Si2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3Cr2Si octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4CrSi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-10°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li3CrSiO5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.986
_cell_length_b   5.780
_cell_length_c   6.497
_cell_angle_alpha   104.580
_cell_angle_beta   97.772
_cell_angle_gamma   106.428
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   169.460
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
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  1  'x, y, z'
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  Cr  Cr0  1  0.799  0.096  0.597  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.401  0.304  0.803  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.600  0.200  0.200  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.600  0.700  0.200  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.802  0.602  0.598  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.398  0.797  0.802  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.213  0.401  0.384  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.987  0.999  0.016  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.935  0.037  0.323  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.265  0.363  0.077  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.727  0.625  0.906  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.473  0.775  0.494  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.936  0.572  0.282  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.264  0.828  0.118  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.722  0.187  0.908  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.478  0.213  0.492  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.093  0.452  0.736  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.107  0.948  0.664  1.0
  Si  Si18  1  0.196  0.891  0.392  1.0
  Si  Si19  1  0.004  0.509  0.008  1.0
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