Materials Data on Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ca3MgSi2O8 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ca2+ sites. In the first Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.27–2.90 Å. In the second Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.56 Å. In the third Ca2+ site, Ca2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ca–O bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.60 Å. Mg2+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.63 Å. There are two inequivalent Si4+ sites. In the first Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.64–1.69 Å. In the second Si4+ site, Si4+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Si–O bond distances ranging from 1.62–1.67 Å. There are eight inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+, two equivalent Mg2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to two Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca2+ and one Si4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one Si4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Ca2+, one Mg2+, and one Si4+ atom.