ðɪ ˈɑːksaɪd ˈaɪɑːnz ɑːɹ ɪn ɐ dɪstˈɔːɹɾᵻd kjˈuːbɪk klˈoʊsɪst pˈækɪŋ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt, ænd ðə ɡˈæliəm ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ˈaɪɑːnz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪ dɪstˈɔːɹɾᵻd tˌɛtɹɐhˈiːdɹəl ænd ˌɑːktɐhˈiːdɹəl sˈaɪts, wɪð ɡˈɑː ˈoʊ bˈɑːnd dˈɪstənsᵻz ʌv wˈʌn.ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd tˈuː.zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˌeɪɹˈɪŋɡ ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
The oxide ions are in a distorted cubic closest packing arrangement, and the gallium (III) ions occupy distorted tetrahedral and octahedral sites, with Ga–O bond distances of 1.83 and 2.00 Å respectively.