Disordered La3Cu4.88Se7.

The crystal structure of copper(I) lanthanum selenide, La(3)Cu(4.88)Se(7), obtained from the La(2)Se(3)-Cu(2)Se quasi-binary system, has been investigated using X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The positions of the La and Se atoms are ordered and lie on mirror planes, whereas all positions for the Cu atoms are partially occupied.