The crystal structure described by Rb8Hg3Ge43 crystallizes in the trigonal R32 space group. There are three inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded in a 20-coordinate geometry to one Ge(5), one Ge(6), three equivalent Ge(1), three equivalent Ge(2), three equivalent Ge(3), three equivalent Ge(4), three equivalent Ge(7), and three equivalent Ge(8) atoms. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Hg(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(7), two equivalent Ge(9), and four equivalent Ge(8) atoms. In the third Rb site, Rb(3) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Hg(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(6), two equivalent Ge(9), and four equivalent Ge(7) atoms. Hg(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. There are nine inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), one Ge(8), and one Ge(9) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Hg(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Ge(2), one Ge(7), one Ge(8), and one Ge(9) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Hg(1), one Ge(1), one Ge(7), and one Ge(8) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(9) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(3), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Ge(5), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Rb(1), three equivalent Rb(3), one Ge(6), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(3), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the ninth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and one Ge(8) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Rb8Hg3Ge43
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.953
_cell_length_b   10.953
_cell_length_c   10.953
_cell_angle_alpha   90.028
_cell_angle_beta   90.028
_cell_angle_gamma   90.028
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1314.080
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.251  0.251  0.251  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.749  0.749  0.749  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.500  0.244  0.756  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.244  0.756  0.500  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.756  0.500  0.244  1.0
  Rb  Rb5  1  0.000  0.244  0.756  1.0
  Rb  Rb6  1  0.244  0.756  0.000  1.0
  Rb  Rb7  1  0.756  1.000  0.244  1.0
  Hg  Hg8  1  0.752  0.248  0.000  1.0
  Hg  Hg9  1  0.248  1.000  0.752  1.0
  Hg  Hg10  1  0.000  0.752  0.248  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.555  0.250  0.370  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.250  0.370  0.555  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.370  0.555  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.949  0.250  0.135  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.250  0.135  0.949  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.135  0.949  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.250  0.369  0.948  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.136  0.555  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.250  0.136  0.555  1.0
  Ge  Ge20  1  0.369  0.948  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge21  1  0.555  0.250  0.136  1.0
  Ge  Ge22  1  0.948  0.250  0.369  1.0
  Ge  Ge23  1  0.630  0.750  0.445  1.0
  Ge  Ge24  1  0.445  0.864  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge25  1  0.750  0.052  0.631  1.0
  Ge  Ge26  1  0.865  0.750  0.051  1.0
  Ge  Ge27  1  0.052  0.631  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge28  1  0.750  0.445  0.864  1.0
  Ge  Ge29  1  0.051  0.865  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge30  1  0.750  0.051  0.865  1.0
  Ge  Ge31  1  0.445  0.630  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.750  0.445  0.630  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.864  0.750  0.445  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.631  0.750  0.052  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.435  0.435  0.435  1.0
  Ge  Ge36  1  0.068  0.068  0.068  1.0
  Ge  Ge37  1  0.067  0.435  0.068  1.0
  Ge  Ge38  1  0.434  0.067  0.436  1.0
  Ge  Ge39  1  0.435  0.068  0.067  1.0
  Ge  Ge40  1  0.067  0.436  0.434  1.0
  Ge  Ge41  1  0.068  0.067  0.435  1.0
  Ge  Ge42  1  0.436  0.434  0.067  1.0
  Ge  Ge43  1  0.564  0.933  0.566  1.0
  Ge  Ge44  1  0.932  0.565  0.933  1.0
  Ge  Ge45  1  0.932  0.932  0.932  1.0
  Ge  Ge46  1  0.565  0.565  0.565  1.0
  Ge  Ge47  1  0.933  0.566  0.564  1.0
  Ge  Ge48  1  0.565  0.933  0.932  1.0
  Ge  Ge49  1  0.566  0.564  0.933  1.0
  Ge  Ge50  1  0.933  0.932  0.565  1.0
  Ge  Ge51  1  0.751  0.249  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge52  1  0.249  0.500  0.751  1.0
  Ge  Ge53  1  0.500  0.751  0.249  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Rb8Hg3Ge43 crystallizes in the trigonal R32 space group. There are three inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded in a 20-coordinate geometry to one Ge(5), one Ge(6), three equivalent Ge(1), three equivalent Ge(2), three equivalent Ge(3), three equivalent Ge(4), three equivalent Ge(7), and three equivalent Ge(8) atoms. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Hg(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(7), two equivalent Ge(9), and four equivalent Ge(8) atoms. In the third Rb site, Rb(3) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Hg(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(6), two equivalent Ge(9), and four equivalent Ge(7) atoms. Hg(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. There are nine inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), one Ge(8), and one Ge(9) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Hg(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Ge(2), one Ge(7), one Ge(8), and one Ge(9) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Hg(1), one Ge(1), one Ge(7), and one Ge(8) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(9) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(3), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Ge(5), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to one Rb(1), three equivalent Rb(3), one Ge(6), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(3), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the ninth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and one Ge(8) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Rb8Hg3Ge43
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.953
_cell_length_b   10.953
_cell_length_c   10.953
_cell_angle_alpha   90.028
_cell_angle_beta   90.028
_cell_angle_gamma   90.028
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1314.080
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.251  0.251  0.251  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.749  0.749  0.749  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.500  0.244  0.756  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.244  0.756  0.500  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.756  0.500  0.244  1.0
  Rb  Rb5  1  0.000  0.244  0.756  1.0
  Rb  Rb6  1  0.244  0.756  0.000  1.0
  Rb  Rb7  1  0.756  1.000  0.244  1.0
  Hg  Hg8  1  0.752  0.248  0.000  1.0
  Hg  Hg9  1  0.248  1.000  0.752  1.0
  Hg  Hg10  1  0.000  0.752  0.248  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.555  0.250  0.370  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.250  0.370  0.555  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.370  0.555  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.949  0.250  0.135  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.250  0.135  0.949  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.135  0.949  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.250  0.369  0.948  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.136  0.555  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.250  0.136  0.555  1.0
  Ge  Ge20  1  0.369  0.948  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge21  1  0.555  0.250  0.136  1.0
  Ge  Ge22  1  0.948  0.250  0.369  1.0
  Ge  Ge23  1  0.630  0.750  0.445  1.0
  Ge  Ge24  1  0.445  0.864  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge25  1  0.750  0.052  0.631  1.0
  Ge  Ge26  1  0.865  0.750  0.051  1.0
  Ge  Ge27  1  0.052  0.631  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge28  1  0.750  0.445  0.864  1.0
  Ge  Ge29  1  0.051  0.865  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge30  1  0.750  0.051  0.865  1.0
  Ge  Ge31  1  0.445  0.630  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.750  0.445  0.630  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.864  0.750  0.445  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.631  0.750  0.052  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.435  0.435  0.435  1.0
  Ge  Ge36  1  0.068  0.068  0.068  1.0
  Ge  Ge37  1  0.067  0.435  0.068  1.0
  Ge  Ge38  1  0.434  0.067  0.436  1.0
  Ge  Ge39  1  0.435  0.068  0.067  1.0
  Ge  Ge40  1  0.067  0.436  0.434  1.0
  Ge  Ge41  1  0.068  0.067  0.435  1.0
  Ge  Ge42  1  0.436  0.434  0.067  1.0
  Ge  Ge43  1  0.564  0.933  0.566  1.0
  Ge  Ge44  1  0.932  0.565  0.933  1.0
  Ge  Ge45  1  0.932  0.932  0.932  1.0
  Ge  Ge46  1  0.565  0.565  0.565  1.0
  Ge  Ge47  1  0.933  0.566  0.564  1.0
  Ge  Ge48  1  0.565  0.933  0.932  1.0
  Ge  Ge49  1  0.566  0.564  0.933  1.0
  Ge  Ge50  1  0.933  0.932  0.565  1.0
  Ge  Ge51  1  0.751  0.249  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge52  1  0.249  0.500  0.751  1.0
  Ge  Ge53  1  0.500  0.751  0.249  1.0
[/CIF]
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