The material structure described by Mg6CoCd crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are five inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(4); four equivalent Mg(1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four equivalent Mg(1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four equivalent Mg(1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form CoMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form CdMg10Co2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg6CdCo
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.853
_cell_length_b   6.134
_cell_length_c   6.134
_cell_angle_alpha   119.497
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   158.942
_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
  Cd  Cd0  1  0.500  0.667  0.333  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.500  0.167  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.500  0.665  0.832  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.500  0.168  0.335  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  1.000  0.853  0.676  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  1.000  0.324  0.147  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.000  0.324  0.676  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.000  0.833  0.167  1.0
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The material structure described by Mg6CoCd crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are five inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(4); four equivalent Mg(1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four equivalent Mg(1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four equivalent Mg(1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form CoMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form CdMg10Co2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Co2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg6CdCo
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.853
_cell_length_b   6.134
_cell_length_c   6.134
_cell_angle_alpha   119.497
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   158.942
_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
  Cd  Cd0  1  0.500  0.667  0.333  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.500  0.167  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.500  0.665  0.832  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.500  0.168  0.335  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  1.000  0.853  0.676  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  1.000  0.324  0.147  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.000  0.324  0.676  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.000  0.833  0.167  1.0
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