The compound described by Li2Ni3SnO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-66°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-65°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(3) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-65°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(4) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-66°. There are six inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Ni(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Ni(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Ni(6) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), and one Ni(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(6), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Sn(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Sn(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(6), and one Sn(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(6), and one Sn(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Sn(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), and one Sn(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(5), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li2Ni3SnO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.803
_cell_length_b   5.834
_cell_length_c   5.935
_cell_angle_alpha   118.024
_cell_angle_beta   91.471
_cell_angle_gamma   118.865
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   146.810
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _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  0.872  0.745  0.640  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.128  0.255  0.360  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.500  1.000  1.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.708  0.448  0.204  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.292  0.552  0.796  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.743  0.487  0.783  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.275  0.003  0.764  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.744  0.030  0.790  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.255  0.970  0.209  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.724  0.997  0.236  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.257  0.514  0.218  1.0
  Sn  Sn13  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
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The compound described by Li2Ni3SnO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-66°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-65°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(3) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-65°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(4) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-66°. There are six inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Ni(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Ni(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Ni(6) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), and one Ni(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(6), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Sn(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Sn(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(6), and one Sn(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(6), and one Sn(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Sn(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), and one Sn(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(5), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li2Ni3SnO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.803
_cell_length_b   5.834
_cell_length_c   5.935
_cell_angle_alpha   118.024
_cell_angle_beta   91.471
_cell_angle_gamma   118.865
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   146.810
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.872  0.745  0.640  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.128  0.255  0.360  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.500  1.000  1.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.708  0.448  0.204  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.292  0.552  0.796  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.743  0.487  0.783  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.275  0.003  0.764  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.744  0.030  0.790  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.255  0.970  0.209  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.724  0.997  0.236  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.257  0.514  0.218  1.0
  Sn  Sn13  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
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