Li2MnSi3O8 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form MnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Si(2)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Si(3)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Si(1)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Si site, Si(3) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Si(1)O4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one Si(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li(1), one Si(1), and one Si(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Si(1) and one Si(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one Si(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Si(1), and one Si(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one Si(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one Si(1), and one Si(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one Si(3) atom.
Li2MnSi3O8 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Li(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Li(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Li(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Li(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. The Li(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Li(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Li(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.03 Å. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form MnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Si(2)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Si(3)O4 tetrahedra. The Mn(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Mn(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Mn(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Mn(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.03 Å. There are three inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. The Si(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.61 Å. The Si(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.61 Å. The Si(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.65 Å. The Si(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.67 Å. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Si(1)O4 tetrahedra. The Si(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.61 Å. The Si(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.66 Å. The Si(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.65 Å. The Si(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.59 Å. In the third Si site, Si(3) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Si(1)O4 tetrahedra. The Si(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.69 Å. The Si(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.59 Å. The Si(3)-O(7) bond length is 1.68 Å. The Si(3)-O(8) bond length is 1.59 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one Si(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li(1), one Si(1), and one Si(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Si(1) and one Si(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one Si(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Si(1), and one Si(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(1), and one Si(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one Si(1), and one Si(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one Si(3) atom.