DOI: 10.17188/1683187
title: Materials Data on K2Th3Mg(MoO4)8 by Materials Project

description: K2MgTh3(MoO4)8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.82–3.45 Å. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six MoO4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.06 Å) and four longer (2.13 Å) Mg–O bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Th4+ sites. In the first Th4+ site, Th4+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Th–O bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.46 Å. In the second Th4+ site, Th4+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Th–O bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.54 Å. There are four inequivalent Mo6+ sites. In the first Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.79 Å) and two longer (1.80 Å) Mo–O bond length. In the second Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 16°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.83 Å. In the third Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form MoO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–38°. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.82 Å. In the fourth Mo6+ site, Mo6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–O bond distances ranging from 1.74–1.83 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Th4+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one K1+, one Mg2+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Th4+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Th4+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Th4+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mg2+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Mg2+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Th4+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one K1+, one Th4+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Th4+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Th4+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Th4+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K1+, one Th4+, and one Mo6+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Th4+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Th4+ and one Mo6+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one K1+ and one Mo6+ atom.