The material structure described by MgMn4Zn2O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-8°. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-8°. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form ZnO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)MgMn4 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)MgMn4 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMn3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Mn(4) atom to form OMgMn4 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OMgMn3Zn square pyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(4)MgMn4 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Mn(3), one Mn(4), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMn2Zn2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(4)MgMn4 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn2Zn2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn2Zn2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_MgMn4Zn2O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.025
_cell_length_b   6.411
_cell_length_c   6.159
_cell_angle_alpha   60.798
_cell_angle_beta   59.204
_cell_angle_gamma   62.903
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   171.538
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.122  0.631  0.115  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.300  0.159  0.276  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.627  0.124  0.624  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.626  0.623  0.122  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.627  0.620  0.620  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.960  0.089  0.978  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.124  0.622  0.622  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.380  0.407  0.347  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.382  0.404  0.862  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.421  0.792  0.388  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.895  0.373  0.363  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.349  0.887  0.874  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.832  0.444  0.858  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.864  0.851  0.380  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.865  0.850  0.893  1.0
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The material structure described by MgMn4Zn2O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-8°. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-8°. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form ZnO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)MgMn4 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)MgMn4 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMn3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Mn(4) atom to form OMgMn4 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OMgMn3Zn square pyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(4)MgMn4 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Mn(3), one Mn(4), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMn2Zn2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(4)MgMn4 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn2Zn2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(8)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn2Zn2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn4 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(7)MgMn2Zn2 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn2Zn2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_MgMn4Zn2O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.025
_cell_length_b   6.411
_cell_length_c   6.159
_cell_angle_alpha   60.798
_cell_angle_beta   59.204
_cell_angle_gamma   62.903
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   171.538
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.122  0.631  0.115  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.300  0.159  0.276  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.627  0.124  0.624  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.626  0.623  0.122  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.627  0.620  0.620  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.960  0.089  0.978  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.124  0.622  0.622  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.380  0.407  0.347  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.382  0.404  0.862  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.421  0.792  0.388  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.895  0.373  0.363  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.349  0.887  0.874  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.832  0.444  0.858  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.864  0.851  0.380  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.865  0.850  0.893  1.0
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