The compound described by Lu3Ni11Ge4 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Lu(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), six equivalent Ni(1), one Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Lu(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), three equivalent Ni(1), one Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Lu(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Lu(1), three equivalent Ni(1), three equivalent Ni(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Lu(1) and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to four equivalent Lu(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing GeLu4Ni8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Lu3Ni11Ge4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.238
_cell_length_b   8.238
_cell_length_c   8.487
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   498.863
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Lu  Lu0  1  0.805  0.195  0.750  1.0
  Lu  Lu1  1  0.195  0.805  0.250  1.0
  Lu  Lu2  1  0.391  0.195  0.750  1.0
  Lu  Lu3  1  0.609  0.805  0.250  1.0
  Lu  Lu4  1  0.805  0.609  0.750  1.0
  Lu  Lu5  1  0.195  0.391  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.842  0.158  0.409  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.158  0.842  0.591  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.317  0.158  0.409  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.158  0.842  0.909  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.683  0.842  0.591  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.842  0.158  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.842  0.683  0.409  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.683  0.842  0.909  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.158  0.317  0.591  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.317  0.158  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.158  0.317  0.909  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.842  0.683  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.435  0.565  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.565  0.435  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.130  0.565  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.870  0.435  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.435  0.870  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.565  0.130  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.667  0.333  0.997  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.333  0.667  0.003  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.333  0.667  0.497  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.667  0.333  0.503  1.0
  Ge  Ge28  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge29  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge30  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge31  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.000  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.000  0.000  0.250  1.0
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The compound described by Lu3Ni11Ge4 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Lu(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), six equivalent Ni(1), one Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Lu(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), three equivalent Ni(1), one Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Lu(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Lu(1), three equivalent Ni(1), three equivalent Ni(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Lu(1) and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to four equivalent Lu(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing GeLu4Ni8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Lu3Ni11Ge4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.238
_cell_length_b   8.238
_cell_length_c   8.487
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   498.863
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Lu  Lu0  1  0.805  0.195  0.750  1.0
  Lu  Lu1  1  0.195  0.805  0.250  1.0
  Lu  Lu2  1  0.391  0.195  0.750  1.0
  Lu  Lu3  1  0.609  0.805  0.250  1.0
  Lu  Lu4  1  0.805  0.609  0.750  1.0
  Lu  Lu5  1  0.195  0.391  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.842  0.158  0.409  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.158  0.842  0.591  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.317  0.158  0.409  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.158  0.842  0.909  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.683  0.842  0.591  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.842  0.158  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.842  0.683  0.409  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.683  0.842  0.909  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.158  0.317  0.591  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.317  0.158  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.158  0.317  0.909  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.842  0.683  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.435  0.565  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.565  0.435  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.130  0.565  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.870  0.435  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.435  0.870  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.565  0.130  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.667  0.333  0.997  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.333  0.667  0.003  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.333  0.667  0.497  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.667  0.333  0.503  1.0
  Ge  Ge28  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge29  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge30  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge31  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.000  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.000  0.000  0.250  1.0
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