Abstract. M r= 645.4, orthorhombic, Pbca, a = 18.820(4), b= 10.89 (3), c= 13.925 (3) A, V= 2853.9 A 3, Z = 16, D x = 6.00 gcm -3, 2(Ag Ka) = 0.5608 A, ~ = 6.76 cm -1, F(000) = 4640, room temperature. R = 0.048 for 2028 independent reflexions. This structure may be described as the c.c.p, silvermetal structure in which some silver atoms are replaced by V20 7 groups and others are shifted. This is supported by the Ag-Ag distances in their distorted hexagonal network: 2.989 < d (:k) < 3.206.