The compound described by MgMn4Zn2O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), 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(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-8°. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), 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(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) 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(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), 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(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-8°. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(3)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(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OMn3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn square pyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(1) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OMgMn3Zn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Zn(1) atom to form OMn3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(1) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgMn4Zn2O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.083
_cell_length_b   6.189
_cell_length_c   6.465
_cell_angle_alpha   89.883
_cell_angle_beta   119.468
_cell_angle_gamma   120.596
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   172.094
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
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  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.005  0.996  0.500  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.504  0.998  0.499  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.504  0.499  0.501  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.003  0.501  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.004  0.498  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.290  0.146  0.960  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.713  0.860  0.039  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.041  0.775  0.277  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.486  0.739  0.680  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.521  0.759  0.241  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.967  0.738  0.723  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.486  0.239  0.761  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.522  0.259  0.320  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.040  0.260  0.277  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.967  0.223  0.723  1.0
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The compound described by MgMn4Zn2O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), 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(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-8°. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), 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(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) 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(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), 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(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-8°. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(3)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(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OMn3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn square pyramids that share corners with four equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(1) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OMgMn3Zn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Zn(1) atom to form OMn3Zn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Zn(1) atom to form OMgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(1)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgMn3Zn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)MgMn3Zn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Mn3Zn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(4)MgMn3Zn trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgMn4Zn2O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.083
_cell_length_b   6.189
_cell_length_c   6.465
_cell_angle_alpha   89.883
_cell_angle_beta   119.468
_cell_angle_gamma   120.596
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   172.094
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
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  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.005  0.996  0.500  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.504  0.998  0.499  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.504  0.499  0.501  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.003  0.501  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.004  0.498  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.290  0.146  0.960  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.713  0.860  0.039  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.041  0.775  0.277  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.486  0.739  0.680  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.521  0.759  0.241  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.967  0.738  0.723  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.486  0.239  0.761  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.522  0.259  0.320  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.040  0.260  0.277  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.967  0.223  0.723  1.0
[/CIF]
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