“…Besides the 5 12 water cages above, 5 12 6 2 , 5 12 6 3 , 5 12 6 4 , 4 1 5 10 6 2 , 4 1 5 10 6 3 , and 4 1 5 10 6 4 water cages are also identified in amorphous methane hydrates. Such water cages were also observed in the nucleation of gas hydrates ,− and their deformation process. ,, By comparison, it is found that 5 12 , 5 12 6 2 , 5 12 6 3 , and 4 1 5 10 6 2 water cages are primary water cages in amorphous methane hydrates as shown in Supporting Information Figures S4–S7. This indicates that these primary water cages play an important role in mechanical properties of amorphous methane hydrates.…”