The material described by Nd5Ru3NiSi10 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are ten inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(2), two equivalent Si(1), two equivalent Si(15), two equivalent Si(6), and four equivalent Si(16) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(3), two equivalent Si(11), two equivalent Si(2), two equivalent Si(7), and four equivalent Si(17) atoms. In the third Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(4), two equivalent Si(12), two equivalent Si(3), two equivalent Si(8), and four equivalent Si(18) atoms. In the fourth Nd site, Nd(4) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(5), two equivalent Si(13), two equivalent Si(4), two equivalent Si(9), and four equivalent Si(19) atoms. In the fifth Nd site, Nd(5) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(6), one Si(5), two equivalent Si(10), two equivalent Si(14), and four equivalent Si(20) atoms. In the sixth Nd site, Nd(6) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Si(1), two equivalent Si(17), two equivalent Si(6), and four equivalent Si(11) atoms. In the seventh Nd site, Nd(7) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Si(18), two equivalent Si(2), two equivalent Si(7), and four equivalent Si(12) atoms. In the eighth Nd site, Nd(8) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Si(19), two equivalent Si(3), two equivalent Si(8), and four equivalent Si(13) atoms. In the ninth Nd site, Nd(9) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Si(20), two equivalent Si(4), two equivalent Si(9), and four equivalent Si(14) atoms. In the tenth Nd site, Nd(10) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(1), one Si(10), two equivalent Si(16), two equivalent Si(5), and four equivalent Si(15) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(10), one Si(15), two equivalent Si(10), and two equivalent Si(5) atoms. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1), one Si(16), two equivalent Si(1), and two equivalent Si(6) atoms. In the third Ru site, Ru(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(2), one Si(17), two equivalent Si(2), and two equivalent Si(7) atoms. In the fourth Ru site, Ru(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(3), one Si(18), two equivalent Si(3), and two equivalent Si(8) atoms. In the fifth Ru site, Ru(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(4), one Si(19), two equivalent Si(4), and two equivalent Si(9) atoms. In the sixth Ru site, Ru(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(5), one Si(20), two equivalent Si(10), and two equivalent Si(5) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(6), one Si(11), two equivalent Si(1), and two equivalent Si(6) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(7), one Si(12), two equivalent Si(2), and two equivalent Si(7) atoms. There are twenty inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(6), two equivalent Ru(2), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(7), two equivalent Ru(3), and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the third Si site, Si(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(8), and two equivalent Ru(4) atoms. In the fourth Si site, Si(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(9), and two equivalent Ru(5) atoms. In the fifth Si site, Si(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Nd(5), two equivalent Nd(10), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ru(6) atoms. In the sixth Si site, Si(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(6), two equivalent Ru(2), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the seventh Si site, Si(7) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(7), two equivalent Ru(3), and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the eighth Si site, Si(8) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(8), and two equivalent Ru(4) atoms. In the ninth Si site, Si(9) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(9), and two equivalent Ru(5) atoms. In the tenth Si site, Si(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Nd(10), two equivalent Nd(5), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ru(6) atoms. In the eleventh Si site, Si(11) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(2), four equivalent Nd(6), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Si(17) atoms. In the twelfth Si site, Si(12) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(3), four equivalent Nd(7), one Ni(2), and two equivalent Si(18) atoms. In the thirteenth Si site, Si(13) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(4), four equivalent Nd(8), and two equivalent Si(19) atoms. In the fourteenth Si site, Si(14) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(5), four equivalent Nd(9), and two equivalent Si(20) atoms. In the fifteenth Si site, Si(15) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), four equivalent Nd(10), one Ru(1), and two equivalent Si(16) atoms. In the sixteenth Si site, Si(16) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(10), four equivalent Nd(1), one Ru(2), and two equivalent Si(15) atoms. In the seventeenth Si site, Si(17) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Nd(6), four equivalent Nd(2), one Ru(3), and two equivalent Si(11) atoms. In the eighteenth Si site, Si(18) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(7), four equivalent Nd(3), one Ru(4), and two equivalent Si(12) atoms. In the nineteenth Si site, Si(19) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(8), four equivalent Nd(4), one Ru(5), and two equivalent Si(13) atoms. In the twentieth Si site, Si(20) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(9), four equivalent Nd(5), one Ru(6), and two equivalent Si(14) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Nd5Si10NiRu3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.087
_cell_length_b   4.296
_cell_length_c   41.287
_cell_angle_alpha   93.748
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   723.327
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.750  0.514  0.043  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.750  0.122  0.242  1.0
  Nd  Nd2  1  0.750  0.722  0.440  1.0
  Nd  Nd3  1  0.750  0.322  0.638  1.0
  Nd  Nd4  1  0.750  0.937  0.837  1.0
  Nd  Nd5  1  0.250  0.081  0.158  1.0
  Nd  Nd6  1  0.250  0.681  0.358  1.0
  Nd  Nd7  1  0.250  0.280  0.557  1.0
  Nd  Nd8  1  0.250  0.886  0.756  1.0
  Nd  Nd9  1  0.250  0.465  0.960  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.750  0.043  0.103  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.750  0.646  0.302  1.0
  Si  Si12  1  0.750  0.253  0.502  1.0
  Si  Si13  1  0.750  0.848  0.702  1.0
  Si  Si14  1  0.750  0.374  0.900  1.0
  Si  Si15  1  0.250  0.558  0.102  1.0
  Si  Si16  1  0.250  0.155  0.301  1.0
  Si  Si17  1  0.250  0.752  0.501  1.0
  Si  Si18  1  0.250  0.356  0.701  1.0
  Si  Si19  1  0.250  0.025  0.898  1.0
  Si  Si20  1  0.750  0.596  0.183  1.0
  Si  Si21  1  0.750  0.194  0.383  1.0
  Si  Si22  1  0.750  0.793  0.582  1.0
  Si  Si23  1  0.750  0.398  0.779  1.0
  Si  Si24  1  0.750  0.980  0.982  1.0
  Si  Si25  1  0.250  0.994  0.016  1.0
  Si  Si26  1  0.250  0.605  0.216  1.0
  Si  Si27  1  0.250  0.208  0.417  1.0
  Si  Si28  1  0.250  0.809  0.616  1.0
  Si  Si29  1  0.250  0.422  0.816  1.0
  Ni  Ni30  1  0.750  0.559  0.129  1.0
  Ni  Ni31  1  0.750  0.162  0.328  1.0
  Ru  Ru32  1  0.750  0.884  0.923  1.0
  Ru  Ru33  1  0.250  0.041  0.074  1.0
  Ru  Ru34  1  0.250  0.639  0.273  1.0
  Ru  Ru35  1  0.250  0.237  0.475  1.0
  Ru  Ru36  1  0.250  0.841  0.675  1.0
  Ru  Ru37  1  0.250  0.516  0.875  1.0
[/CIF]
.
The material described by Nd5Ru3NiSi10 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are ten inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(2), two equivalent Si(1), two equivalent Si(15), two equivalent Si(6), and four equivalent Si(16) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(3), two equivalent Si(11), two equivalent Si(2), two equivalent Si(7), and four equivalent Si(17) atoms. In the third Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(4), two equivalent Si(12), two equivalent Si(3), two equivalent Si(8), and four equivalent Si(18) atoms. In the fourth Nd site, Nd(4) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(5), two equivalent Si(13), two equivalent Si(4), two equivalent Si(9), and four equivalent Si(19) atoms. In the fifth Nd site, Nd(5) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(6), one Si(5), two equivalent Si(10), two equivalent Si(14), and four equivalent Si(20) atoms. In the sixth Nd site, Nd(6) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Si(1), two equivalent Si(17), two equivalent Si(6), and four equivalent Si(11) atoms. In the seventh Nd site, Nd(7) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Si(18), two equivalent Si(2), two equivalent Si(7), and four equivalent Si(12) atoms. In the eighth Nd site, Nd(8) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Si(19), two equivalent Si(3), two equivalent Si(8), and four equivalent Si(13) atoms. In the ninth Nd site, Nd(9) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Si(20), two equivalent Si(4), two equivalent Si(9), and four equivalent Si(14) atoms. In the tenth Nd site, Nd(10) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(1), one Si(10), two equivalent Si(16), two equivalent Si(5), and four equivalent Si(15) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(10), one Si(15), two equivalent Si(10), and two equivalent Si(5) atoms. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1), one Si(16), two equivalent Si(1), and two equivalent Si(6) atoms. In the third Ru site, Ru(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(2), one Si(17), two equivalent Si(2), and two equivalent Si(7) atoms. In the fourth Ru site, Ru(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(3), one Si(18), two equivalent Si(3), and two equivalent Si(8) atoms. In the fifth Ru site, Ru(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(4), one Si(19), two equivalent Si(4), and two equivalent Si(9) atoms. In the sixth Ru site, Ru(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(5), one Si(20), two equivalent Si(10), and two equivalent Si(5) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(6), one Si(11), two equivalent Si(1), and two equivalent Si(6) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(7), one Si(12), two equivalent Si(2), and two equivalent Si(7) atoms. There are twenty inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(6), two equivalent Ru(2), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(7), two equivalent Ru(3), and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the third Si site, Si(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(8), and two equivalent Ru(4) atoms. In the fourth Si site, Si(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(9), and two equivalent Ru(5) atoms. In the fifth Si site, Si(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Nd(5), two equivalent Nd(10), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ru(6) atoms. In the sixth Si site, Si(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(6), two equivalent Ru(2), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the seventh Si site, Si(7) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(7), two equivalent Ru(3), and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the eighth Si site, Si(8) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(8), and two equivalent Ru(4) atoms. In the ninth Si site, Si(9) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(9), and two equivalent Ru(5) atoms. In the tenth Si site, Si(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Nd(10), two equivalent Nd(5), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ru(6) atoms. In the eleventh Si site, Si(11) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(2), four equivalent Nd(6), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Si(17) atoms. In the twelfth Si site, Si(12) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(3), four equivalent Nd(7), one Ni(2), and two equivalent Si(18) atoms. In the thirteenth Si site, Si(13) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(4), four equivalent Nd(8), and two equivalent Si(19) atoms. In the fourteenth Si site, Si(14) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(5), four equivalent Nd(9), and two equivalent Si(20) atoms. In the fifteenth Si site, Si(15) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), four equivalent Nd(10), one Ru(1), and two equivalent Si(16) atoms. In the sixteenth Si site, Si(16) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(10), four equivalent Nd(1), one Ru(2), and two equivalent Si(15) atoms. In the seventeenth Si site, Si(17) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Nd(6), four equivalent Nd(2), one Ru(3), and two equivalent Si(11) atoms. In the eighteenth Si site, Si(18) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(7), four equivalent Nd(3), one Ru(4), and two equivalent Si(12) atoms. In the nineteenth Si site, Si(19) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(8), four equivalent Nd(4), one Ru(5), and two equivalent Si(13) atoms. In the twentieth Si site, Si(20) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(9), four equivalent Nd(5), one Ru(6), and two equivalent Si(14) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Nd5Si10NiRu3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.087
_cell_length_b   4.296
_cell_length_c   41.287
_cell_angle_alpha   93.748
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   723.327
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.750  0.514  0.043  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.750  0.122  0.242  1.0
  Nd  Nd2  1  0.750  0.722  0.440  1.0
  Nd  Nd3  1  0.750  0.322  0.638  1.0
  Nd  Nd4  1  0.750  0.937  0.837  1.0
  Nd  Nd5  1  0.250  0.081  0.158  1.0
  Nd  Nd6  1  0.250  0.681  0.358  1.0
  Nd  Nd7  1  0.250  0.280  0.557  1.0
  Nd  Nd8  1  0.250  0.886  0.756  1.0
  Nd  Nd9  1  0.250  0.465  0.960  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.750  0.043  0.103  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.750  0.646  0.302  1.0
  Si  Si12  1  0.750  0.253  0.502  1.0
  Si  Si13  1  0.750  0.848  0.702  1.0
  Si  Si14  1  0.750  0.374  0.900  1.0
  Si  Si15  1  0.250  0.558  0.102  1.0
  Si  Si16  1  0.250  0.155  0.301  1.0
  Si  Si17  1  0.250  0.752  0.501  1.0
  Si  Si18  1  0.250  0.356  0.701  1.0
  Si  Si19  1  0.250  0.025  0.898  1.0
  Si  Si20  1  0.750  0.596  0.183  1.0
  Si  Si21  1  0.750  0.194  0.383  1.0
  Si  Si22  1  0.750  0.793  0.582  1.0
  Si  Si23  1  0.750  0.398  0.779  1.0
  Si  Si24  1  0.750  0.980  0.982  1.0
  Si  Si25  1  0.250  0.994  0.016  1.0
  Si  Si26  1  0.250  0.605  0.216  1.0
  Si  Si27  1  0.250  0.208  0.417  1.0
  Si  Si28  1  0.250  0.809  0.616  1.0
  Si  Si29  1  0.250  0.422  0.816  1.0
  Ni  Ni30  1  0.750  0.559  0.129  1.0
  Ni  Ni31  1  0.750  0.162  0.328  1.0
  Ru  Ru32  1  0.750  0.884  0.923  1.0
  Ru  Ru33  1  0.250  0.041  0.074  1.0
  Ru  Ru34  1  0.250  0.639  0.273  1.0
  Ru  Ru35  1  0.250  0.237  0.475  1.0
  Ru  Ru36  1  0.250  0.841  0.675  1.0
  Ru  Ru37  1  0.250  0.516  0.875  1.0
[/CIF]
.