The crystal structure described by LiMg crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Li(1) is bonded to five equivalent Li(1) and seven equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form distorted LiLi5Mg7 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, edges with ten equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra. Mg(1) is bonded to seven equivalent Li(1) and five equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi7Mg5 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, edges with ten equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiMg
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.903
_cell_length_b   5.903
_cell_length_c   5.355
_cell_angle_alpha   63.838
_cell_angle_beta   63.838
_cell_angle_gamma   30.329
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   83.812
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
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 _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
  Li  Li0  1  0.625  0.625  0.708  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.375  0.375  0.292  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.876  0.876  0.793  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.124  0.124  0.207  1.0
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The crystal structure described by LiMg crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Li(1) is bonded to five equivalent Li(1) and seven equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form distorted LiLi5Mg7 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, edges with ten equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra. Mg(1) is bonded to seven equivalent Li(1) and five equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi7Mg5 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, edges with ten equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Mg(1)Li7Mg5 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li5Mg7 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiMg
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.903
_cell_length_b   5.903
_cell_length_c   5.355
_cell_angle_alpha   63.838
_cell_angle_beta   63.838
_cell_angle_gamma   30.329
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   83.812
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.625  0.625  0.708  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.375  0.375  0.292  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.876  0.876  0.793  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.124  0.124  0.207  1.0
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