The compound described by Ge3P is beta-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ge(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Ge(1) and four equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted GeGe8P4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra. P(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form PGe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ge3P
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.905
_cell_length_b   5.905
_cell_length_c   4.855
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   146.613
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.830  0.170  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.340  0.170  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.830  0.660  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.170  0.830  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.660  0.830  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.170  0.340  0.250  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
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The compound described by Ge3P is beta-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ge(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Ge(1) and four equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted GeGe8P4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra. P(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form PGe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent P(1)Ge12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Ge(1)Ge8P4 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ge3P
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.905
_cell_length_b   5.905
_cell_length_c   4.855
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   146.613
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.830  0.170  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.340  0.170  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.830  0.660  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.170  0.830  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.660  0.830  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.170  0.340  0.250  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
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