The material structure described by La3GeIn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fmm2 space group. There are ten inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(3), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(4) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(4), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the fourth La site, La(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fifth La site, La(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one In(1), one In(2), one In(3), one In(4), one Ge(2), and one Ge(3) atom. In the sixth La site, La(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one In(1), one In(3), one In(4), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the seventh La site, La(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one In(1), one In(2), one In(4), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the eighth La site, La(8) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one In(1), one In(2), one In(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth La site, La(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one In(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the tenth La site, La(10) is bonded to one In(2), one In(4), one Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing LaIn2Ge3 trigonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(7), and two equivalent La(8) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(10), one La(4), two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(7), two equivalent La(8), and one In(4) atom. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(4), one La(9), two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(8), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one La(10), one La(2), one La(3), two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(7), and one In(2) atom. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one La(2), one La(4), one La(9), two equivalent La(10), two equivalent La(6), and two equivalent La(8) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(10), one La(3), two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(7), and two equivalent La(9) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(7), and two equivalent La(8) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one La(3), one La(9), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(7), two equivalent La(8), and one In(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_La3InGe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   12.384
_cell_length_b   11.958
_cell_length_c   11.943
_cell_angle_alpha   62.407
_cell_angle_beta   58.860
_cell_angle_gamma   58.736
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1247.254
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
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
  La  La0  1  0.643  0.357  0.357  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.139  0.861  0.861  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.349  0.651  0.651  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.855  0.145  0.145  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.701  0.064  0.668  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.567  0.668  0.064  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.070  0.561  0.160  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.209  0.160  0.561  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.840  0.791  0.930  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.439  0.930  0.791  1.0
  La  La10  1  0.332  0.433  0.299  1.0
  La  La11  1  0.936  0.299  0.433  1.0
  La  La12  1  0.301  0.935  0.337  1.0
  La  La13  1  0.426  0.337  0.935  1.0
  La  La14  1  0.935  0.436  0.832  1.0
  La  La15  1  0.796  0.832  0.436  1.0
  La  La16  1  0.168  0.204  0.065  1.0
  La  La17  1  0.563  0.065  0.204  1.0
  La  La18  1  0.663  0.574  0.699  1.0
  La  La19  1  0.065  0.699  0.574  1.0
  La  La20  1  0.663  0.669  0.337  1.0
  La  La21  1  0.332  0.337  0.669  1.0
  La  La22  1  0.832  0.168  0.833  1.0
  La  La23  1  0.167  0.833  0.169  1.0
  In  In24  1  0.500  1.000  1.000  1.0
  In  In25  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  In  In26  1  0.621  0.379  0.026  1.0
  In  In27  1  0.974  0.026  0.379  1.0
  In  In28  1  0.529  0.122  0.471  1.0
  In  In29  1  0.878  0.471  0.122  1.0
  In  In30  1  0.377  0.623  0.972  1.0
  In  In31  1  0.028  0.972  0.623  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.121  0.120  0.879  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.880  0.879  0.120  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.379  0.620  0.384  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.616  0.384  0.620  1.0
  Ge  Ge36  1  0.751  0.749  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge37  1  0.250  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge38  1  0.480  0.877  0.520  1.0
  Ge  Ge39  1  0.123  0.520  0.877  1.0
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The material structure described by La3GeIn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fmm2 space group. There are ten inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(3), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(4) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(4), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the fourth La site, La(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fifth La site, La(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one In(1), one In(2), one In(3), one In(4), one Ge(2), and one Ge(3) atom. In the sixth La site, La(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one In(1), one In(3), one In(4), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the seventh La site, La(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one In(1), one In(2), one In(4), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the eighth La site, La(8) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one In(1), one In(2), one In(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth La site, La(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one In(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the tenth La site, La(10) is bonded to one In(2), one In(4), one Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing LaIn2Ge3 trigonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(7), and two equivalent La(8) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(10), one La(4), two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(7), two equivalent La(8), and one In(4) atom. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(4), one La(9), two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(8), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one La(10), one La(2), one La(3), two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(7), and one In(2) atom. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one La(2), one La(4), one La(9), two equivalent La(10), two equivalent La(6), and two equivalent La(8) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(10), one La(3), two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(7), and two equivalent La(9) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(5), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(7), and two equivalent La(8) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one La(3), one La(9), two equivalent La(6), two equivalent La(7), two equivalent La(8), and one In(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_La3InGe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   12.384
_cell_length_b   11.958
_cell_length_c   11.943
_cell_angle_alpha   62.407
_cell_angle_beta   58.860
_cell_angle_gamma   58.736
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1247.254
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
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
  La  La0  1  0.643  0.357  0.357  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.139  0.861  0.861  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.349  0.651  0.651  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.855  0.145  0.145  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.701  0.064  0.668  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.567  0.668  0.064  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.070  0.561  0.160  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.209  0.160  0.561  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.840  0.791  0.930  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.439  0.930  0.791  1.0
  La  La10  1  0.332  0.433  0.299  1.0
  La  La11  1  0.936  0.299  0.433  1.0
  La  La12  1  0.301  0.935  0.337  1.0
  La  La13  1  0.426  0.337  0.935  1.0
  La  La14  1  0.935  0.436  0.832  1.0
  La  La15  1  0.796  0.832  0.436  1.0
  La  La16  1  0.168  0.204  0.065  1.0
  La  La17  1  0.563  0.065  0.204  1.0
  La  La18  1  0.663  0.574  0.699  1.0
  La  La19  1  0.065  0.699  0.574  1.0
  La  La20  1  0.663  0.669  0.337  1.0
  La  La21  1  0.332  0.337  0.669  1.0
  La  La22  1  0.832  0.168  0.833  1.0
  La  La23  1  0.167  0.833  0.169  1.0
  In  In24  1  0.500  1.000  1.000  1.0
  In  In25  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  In  In26  1  0.621  0.379  0.026  1.0
  In  In27  1  0.974  0.026  0.379  1.0
  In  In28  1  0.529  0.122  0.471  1.0
  In  In29  1  0.878  0.471  0.122  1.0
  In  In30  1  0.377  0.623  0.972  1.0
  In  In31  1  0.028  0.972  0.623  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.121  0.120  0.879  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.880  0.879  0.120  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.379  0.620  0.384  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.616  0.384  0.620  1.0
  Ge  Ge36  1  0.751  0.749  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge37  1  0.250  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge38  1  0.480  0.877  0.520  1.0
  Ge  Ge39  1  0.123  0.520  0.877  1.0
[/CIF]
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