The material described by MgY2Cr2O8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O4 tetrahedra. Y(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Cr(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form CrO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra and  an edgeedge with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), two equivalent Y(1), and one Cr(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Y(1) and one Cr(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), two equivalent Y(1), and one Cr(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OY2MgCr trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), two equivalent Y(1), and one Cr(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Y2MgCr2O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.008
_cell_length_b   6.212
_cell_length_c   6.008
_cell_angle_alpha   104.761
_cell_angle_beta   105.870
_cell_angle_gamma   116.606
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   173.272
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.155  0.911  0.292  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.881  0.089  0.744  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.735  0.500  0.735  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.353  0.637  0.755  1.0
  Cr  Cr4  1  0.619  0.363  0.216  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.821  0.709  0.465  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.390  0.808  0.561  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.734  0.802  0.946  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.776  0.355  0.009  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.644  0.198  0.433  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.256  0.291  0.612  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.154  0.645  0.922  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.253  0.192  0.081  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material described by MgY2Cr2O8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(1)O4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O4 tetrahedra. Y(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Cr(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form CrO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra and  an edgeedge with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), two equivalent Y(1), and one Cr(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Y(1) and one Cr(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), two equivalent Y(1), and one Cr(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OY2MgCr trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), two equivalent Y(1), and one Cr(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Y2MgCr2O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.008
_cell_length_b   6.212
_cell_length_c   6.008
_cell_angle_alpha   104.761
_cell_angle_beta   105.870
_cell_angle_gamma   116.606
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   173.272
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.155  0.911  0.292  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.881  0.089  0.744  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.735  0.500  0.735  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.353  0.637  0.755  1.0
  Cr  Cr4  1  0.619  0.363  0.216  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.821  0.709  0.465  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.390  0.808  0.561  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.734  0.802  0.946  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.776  0.355  0.009  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.644  0.198  0.433  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.256  0.291  0.612  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.154  0.645  0.922  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.253  0.192  0.081  1.0
[/CIF]
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