Pb3GeO5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are three inequivalent Pb sites. In the first Pb site, Pb(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. In the second Pb site, Pb(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the third Pb site, Pb(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pb(1), one Pb(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Pb(1), one Pb(2), and one Pb(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Pb(1), one Pb(2), one Pb(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pb(2), one Pb(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pb(1), one Pb(2), and one Ge(1) atom.
Pb3GeO5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are three inequivalent Pb sites. In the first Pb site, Pb(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. The Pb(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Pb(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.21 Å. The Pb(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.35 Å. The Pb(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.41 Å. In the second Pb site, Pb(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. The Pb(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.23 Å. The Pb(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Pb(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Pb(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.28 Å. In the third Pb site, Pb(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The Pb(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Pb(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Pb(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.66 Å. The Pb(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.31 Å. Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. The Ge(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.75 Å. The Ge(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Ge(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Ge(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.78 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pb(1), one Pb(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Pb(1), one Pb(2), and one Pb(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Pb(1), one Pb(2), one Pb(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pb(2), one Pb(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pb(1), one Pb(2), and one Ge(1) atom.