The structure described by CoNiCuS4 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imma space group. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form CoS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ni(1)S6 octahedra. Ni(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. Cu(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Ni(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-61°. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Co(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and one Cu(1) atom to form distorted SCoCuNi2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six equivalent S(2)Co2CuNi trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent S(1)CoCuNi2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(1)CoCuNi2 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(2)Co2CuNi trigonal pyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Cu(1) atom to form distorted SCo2CuNi trigonal pyramids that share corners with six equivalent S(2)Co2CuNi trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent S(1)CoCuNi2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Co2CuNi trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(1)CoCuNi2 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_CoCuNiS4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.718
_cell_length_b   6.718
_cell_length_c   6.718
_cell_angle_alpha   120.274
_cell_angle_beta   119.627
_cell_angle_gamma   90.086
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   214.517
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.877  0.627  0.250  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.123  0.373  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.736  0.759  0.524  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.736  0.212  0.976  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.733  0.760  0.972  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.288  0.760  0.528  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.264  0.241  0.476  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.264  0.788  0.024  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.267  0.240  0.028  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.712  0.240  0.472  1.0
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The structure described by CoNiCuS4 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imma space group. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form CoS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ni(1)S6 octahedra. Ni(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form NiS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra. Cu(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)S6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Ni(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-61°. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Co(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and one Cu(1) atom to form distorted SCoCuNi2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six equivalent S(2)Co2CuNi trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent S(1)CoCuNi2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(1)CoCuNi2 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(2)Co2CuNi trigonal pyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Cu(1) atom to form distorted SCo2CuNi trigonal pyramids that share corners with six equivalent S(2)Co2CuNi trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent S(1)CoCuNi2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Co2CuNi trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(1)CoCuNi2 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_CoCuNiS4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.718
_cell_length_b   6.718
_cell_length_c   6.718
_cell_angle_alpha   120.274
_cell_angle_beta   119.627
_cell_angle_gamma   90.086
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   214.517
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.877  0.627  0.250  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.123  0.373  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.736  0.759  0.524  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.736  0.212  0.976  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.733  0.760  0.972  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.288  0.760  0.528  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.264  0.241  0.476  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.264  0.788  0.024  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.267  0.240  0.028  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.712  0.240  0.472  1.0
[/CIF]
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