The compound described by LiMg crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to nine equivalent Li(1) and three equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form distorted LiLi9Mg3 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra. Mg(1) is bonded to three equivalent Li(1) and nine equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi3Mg9 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiMg
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.136
_cell_length_b   3.136
_cell_length_c   10.117
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   86.180
_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  0.667  0.333  0.624  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.333  0.667  0.376  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.333  0.667  0.871  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.667  0.333  0.129  1.0
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The compound described by LiMg crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to nine equivalent Li(1) and three equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form distorted LiLi9Mg3 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra. Mg(1) is bonded to three equivalent Li(1) and nine equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi3Mg9 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Li(1)Li9Mg3 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Li3Mg9 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiMg
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.136
_cell_length_b   3.136
_cell_length_c   10.117
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   86.180
_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  0.667  0.333  0.624  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.333  0.667  0.376  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.333  0.667  0.871  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.667  0.333  0.129  1.0
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