KNaCaSiO - the first oligosilicate based on [SiO]-hexamers and its stability compared to cyclosilicates.

Synthesis experiments were conducted in the quaternary system KO-NaO-CaO-SiO, resulting in the formation of a previously unknown compound with the composition KNaCaSiO. Single crystals of sufficient size and quality were recovered from a starting mixture with a KO:NaO:CaO:SiO molar ratio of 1.5:0.