“…Speaking about the sp 3 structures of carbonates, it should be also mentioned the recently found intermediate compounds in the MO–CO 2 (M = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) and M′ 2 O–CO 2 (M′ = Li, Na, K) systems, including Mg 2 CO 4 , , Ca 2 CO 4 , , Sr 2 CO 4 , , Ba 2 CO 4 , Li 4 CO 4 , Na 4 CO 4 , K 4 CO 4 , Ca 3 CO 5 , , Sr 3 CO 5 , , Ba 3 CO 5 and CaC 2 O 5 . ,, The sp 3 -hybridized structures of these compounds became thermodynamically stable at much lower pressures than sp 3 structures of classical carbonates. The pressures of stabilization vary in the range of 5–25 GPa.…”