Figure 10
Linkages between xonotlite-like chains in Si6O15 layers. (a) Condensation of chains related to one another by translation in a direction perpendicular to the chain direction; (b) condensation of chains after an additional translation (or shear) in a direction parallel to the chain by an amount equal to half the periodicity of the chain; (c) condensation of chains in an alternating manner between the direction linkages in (a) and the sheared linkages in (b). |