The structure described by Mg(CoS2)4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form distorted MgS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(2)S6 octahedra and edges with six equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 12°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form CoS6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form CoS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)S6 octahedra and edges with six equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 12°. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Co(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Mg(CoS2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.057
_cell_length_b   7.057
_cell_length_c   7.057
_cell_angle_alpha   56.434
_cell_angle_beta   56.434
_cell_angle_gamma   56.434
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   227.998
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.271  0.764  0.764  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.236  0.236  0.729  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.729  0.236  0.236  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.236  0.729  0.236  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.266  0.266  0.266  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.734  0.734  0.734  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.764  0.271  0.764  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.764  0.764  0.271  1.0
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The structure described by Mg(CoS2)4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form distorted MgS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(2)S6 octahedra and edges with six equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 12°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form CoS6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form CoS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)S6 octahedra and edges with six equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 12°. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Co(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Mg(CoS2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.057
_cell_length_b   7.057
_cell_length_c   7.057
_cell_angle_alpha   56.434
_cell_angle_beta   56.434
_cell_angle_gamma   56.434
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   227.998
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.271  0.764  0.764  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.236  0.236  0.729  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.729  0.236  0.236  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.236  0.729  0.236  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.266  0.266  0.266  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.734  0.734  0.734  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.764  0.271  0.764  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.764  0.764  0.271  1.0
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