DOI: 10.17188/1291140
title: Materials Data on CuCO3 by Materials Project

description: CuCO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are nine inequivalent Cu2+ sites. In the first Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded to five O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing CuO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.36 Å. In the second Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.44 Å. In the third Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.49 Å. In the fourth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.88–2.40 Å. In the fifth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.27 Å. In the sixth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.91–2.32 Å. In the seventh Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.46 Å. In the eighth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing CuO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.22 Å. In the ninth Cu2+ site, Cu2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–O bond distances ranging from 1.90–2.45 Å. There are nine inequivalent C4+ sites. In the first C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All C–O bond lengths are 1.29 Å. In the second C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All C–O bond lengths are 1.29 Å. In the third C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All C–O bond lengths are 1.29 Å. In the fourth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.29 Å) and one longer (1.30 Å) C–O bond length. In the fifth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.29 Å) and two longer (1.31 Å) C–O bond length. In the sixth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.29–1.31 Å. In the seventh C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.29 Å) and one longer (1.30 Å) C–O bond length. In the eighth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. All C–O bond lengths are 1.29 Å. In the ninth C4+ site, C4+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.29–1.32 Å. There are twenty-seven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cu2+ and one C4+ atom.