LiNdGeO4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcn space group. Li(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent O(2) atoms. Nd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Nd(1) and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Nd(1), and one Ge(1) atom.
LiNdGeO4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcn space group. Li(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent O(2) atoms. There are two shorter (2.01 Å) and two longer (2.04 Å) Li(1)-O(2) bond lengths. Nd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. There are two shorter (2.39 Å) and two longer (2.44 Å) Nd(1)-O(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (2.57 Å) and two longer (2.65 Å) Nd(1)-O(2) bond lengths. Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms. Both Ge(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.77 Å. Both Ge(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.81 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Nd(1) and one Ge(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Nd(1), and one Ge(1) atom.