The crystal structure described by HoAgS2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are four inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded to one S(3), one S(4), two equivalent S(7), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HoS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-20°. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HoS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-20°. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HoS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-20°. In the fourth Ho site, Ho(4) is bonded to one S(5), one S(6), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HoS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-20°. There are four inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(8) atom. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one S(1), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one S(6), one S(8), and two equivalent S(7) atoms. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(4), and two equivalent S(2) atoms. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(4), one Ag(2), and one Ag(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(4), and two equivalent Ag(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), one Ho(3), one Ag(1), and one Ag(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), one Ho(3), one Ag(1), and one Ag(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Ho(2), one Ho(3), one Ho(4), one Ag(1), and one Ag(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(2), one Ho(3), one Ho(4), one Ag(2), and one Ag(3) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(1), and two equivalent Ag(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(1), one Ag(1), and one Ag(3) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_HoAgS2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.598
_cell_length_b   7.596
_cell_length_c   12.381
_cell_angle_alpha   89.979
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   714.579
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.499  0.251  0.003  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.999  0.749  0.997  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.748  1.000  0.753  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.248  0.000  0.247  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  0.250  0.499  0.747  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.750  0.501  0.253  1.0
  Ho  Ho6  1  0.999  0.249  0.503  1.0
  Ho  Ho7  1  0.499  0.751  0.497  1.0
  Ag  Ag8  1  0.755  0.497  0.811  1.0
  Ag  Ag9  1  0.255  0.503  0.189  1.0
  Ag  Ag10  1  0.229  0.986  0.690  1.0
  Ag  Ag11  1  0.729  0.014  0.310  1.0
  Ag  Ag12  1  0.983  0.230  0.060  1.0
  Ag  Ag13  1  0.483  0.770  0.940  1.0
  Ag  Ag14  1  0.501  0.258  0.561  1.0
  Ag  Ag15  1  0.001  0.742  0.439  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.225  0.977  0.467  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.725  0.023  0.533  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.768  0.519  0.474  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.268  0.481  0.526  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.478  0.270  0.225  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.978  0.730  0.775  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.521  0.272  0.783  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.021  0.728  0.217  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.017  0.231  0.724  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.517  0.769  0.276  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.475  0.773  0.717  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.975  0.227  0.283  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.729  0.980  0.975  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.229  0.020  0.025  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.271  0.522  0.967  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.771  0.478  0.033  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by HoAgS2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are four inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded to one S(3), one S(4), two equivalent S(7), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HoS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-20°. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(7) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HoS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-20°. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HoS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-20°. In the fourth Ho site, Ho(4) is bonded to one S(5), one S(6), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing HoS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-20°. There are four inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(8) atom. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one S(1), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one S(6), one S(8), and two equivalent S(7) atoms. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(4), and two equivalent S(2) atoms. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(4), one Ag(2), and one Ag(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(4), and two equivalent Ag(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), one Ho(3), one Ag(1), and one Ag(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), one Ho(3), one Ag(1), and one Ag(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Ho(2), one Ho(3), one Ho(4), one Ag(1), and one Ag(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(2), one Ho(3), one Ho(4), one Ag(2), and one Ag(3) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(1), and two equivalent Ag(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(1), one Ag(1), and one Ag(3) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SHo3Ag2 square pyramids. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_HoAgS2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.598
_cell_length_b   7.596
_cell_length_c   12.381
_cell_angle_alpha   89.979
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   714.579
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.499  0.251  0.003  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.999  0.749  0.997  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.748  1.000  0.753  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.248  0.000  0.247  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  0.250  0.499  0.747  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.750  0.501  0.253  1.0
  Ho  Ho6  1  0.999  0.249  0.503  1.0
  Ho  Ho7  1  0.499  0.751  0.497  1.0
  Ag  Ag8  1  0.755  0.497  0.811  1.0
  Ag  Ag9  1  0.255  0.503  0.189  1.0
  Ag  Ag10  1  0.229  0.986  0.690  1.0
  Ag  Ag11  1  0.729  0.014  0.310  1.0
  Ag  Ag12  1  0.983  0.230  0.060  1.0
  Ag  Ag13  1  0.483  0.770  0.940  1.0
  Ag  Ag14  1  0.501  0.258  0.561  1.0
  Ag  Ag15  1  0.001  0.742  0.439  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.225  0.977  0.467  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.725  0.023  0.533  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.768  0.519  0.474  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.268  0.481  0.526  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.478  0.270  0.225  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.978  0.730  0.775  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.521  0.272  0.783  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.021  0.728  0.217  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.017  0.231  0.724  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.517  0.769  0.276  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.475  0.773  0.717  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.975  0.227  0.283  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.729  0.980  0.975  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.229  0.020  0.025  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.271  0.522  0.967  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.771  0.478  0.033  1.0
[/CIF]
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