A new uranium(VI) silicate, Cs
2(UO
2)(Si
2O
6), has been synthesized by a high-temperature, high-pressure hydrothermalmethod and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. It crystallizes in theorthorhombic space group
Ibca (No. 73) with
a = 15.137(1) Å,
b = 15.295(1) Å,
c = 16.401(1) Å, and
Z = 16.Its structure consists of corrugated achter single chains of silicate tetrahedra extending along the
c axis linkedtogether via corner-sharing by UO
6 tetragonal bipyramids to form a 3-D framework which delimits 8- and 6-ringchannels. The Cs
+ cations are located in the channels or at sites between channels. The
29Si and
133Cs MAS NMRspectra are consistent with the crystal structure as determined from X-ray diffraction, and the resonances in thespectra are assigned. Variable-temperature in situ powder X-ray diffraction study of the hydrate Cs
2(UO
2)(Si
2O
6)·0.5H
2O indicates that the framework structure is stable up to 800
C and transforms to the structure of the titlecompound at 900
C. A comparison of related uranyl silicate structures is made.