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inorganic compounds
The structure of NaGaSi2O6 is similar to that of jadeite (NaAlSi2O6). Comparison of the structure of NaGaSi2O6 with those of eleven other NaM3+Si2O6 pyroxenes suggests that the octahedrally coordinated Ga3+ ions exist in two
different electronic states.