The compound described by Ho3Ge5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are four inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(6), three equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth Ho site, Ho(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), three equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(6) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(4), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(4), three equivalent Ho(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho(2), one Ho(3), three equivalent Ho(4), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), one Ho(4), three equivalent Ho(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), one Ho(3), three equivalent Ho(4), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ho3Ge5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.717
_cell_length_b   7.404
_cell_length_c   9.051
_cell_angle_alpha   83.083
_cell_angle_beta   71.837
_cell_angle_gamma   67.276
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   335.747
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.002  0.996  0.000  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.252  0.496  0.500  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.579  0.481  0.835  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.939  0.481  0.165  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  0.354  0.981  0.335  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.664  0.981  0.665  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.448  0.103  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.698  0.605  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.912  0.687  0.870  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.402  0.687  0.129  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.781  0.186  0.370  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.033  0.186  0.630  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.177  0.323  0.826  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.500  0.323  0.174  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.925  0.822  0.326  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.253  0.822  0.674  1.0
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The compound described by Ho3Ge5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are four inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(6), three equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth Ho site, Ho(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), three equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(6) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(4), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(4), three equivalent Ho(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho(2), one Ho(3), three equivalent Ho(4), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), one Ho(4), three equivalent Ho(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), one Ho(3), three equivalent Ho(4), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ho3Ge5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.717
_cell_length_b   7.404
_cell_length_c   9.051
_cell_angle_alpha   83.083
_cell_angle_beta   71.837
_cell_angle_gamma   67.276
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   335.747
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.002  0.996  0.000  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.252  0.496  0.500  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.579  0.481  0.835  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.939  0.481  0.165  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  0.354  0.981  0.335  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.664  0.981  0.665  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.448  0.103  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.698  0.605  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.912  0.687  0.870  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.402  0.687  0.129  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.781  0.186  0.370  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.033  0.186  0.630  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.177  0.323  0.826  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.500  0.323  0.174  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.925  0.822  0.326  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.253  0.822  0.674  1.0
[/CIF]
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