The crystal structure described by Mg6CdBi is beta Cu3Ti-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are seven 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 Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the second 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 Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four equivalent Mg(1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the sixth 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 Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four Mg(1,1,1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form CdMg10Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra. Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1,1); four equivalent Mg(2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form BiMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg6CdBi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.382
_cell_length_b   6.358
_cell_length_c   6.358
_cell_angle_alpha   118.410
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   191.330
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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  Bi  Bi0  1  0.500  0.667  0.333  1.0
  Cd  Cd1  1  0.500  0.167  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.500  0.167  0.334  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.500  0.666  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  1.000  0.329  0.164  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.000  0.836  0.671  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.000  0.333  0.667  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.000  0.835  0.165  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Mg6CdBi is beta Cu3Ti-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are seven 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 Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the second 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 Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four equivalent Mg(1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the sixth 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 Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cd(1), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four Mg(1,1,1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form CdMg10Bi2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra. Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1,1); four equivalent Mg(2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form BiMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(2,2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Mg10Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg8Cd2Bi2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg6CdBi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.382
_cell_length_b   6.358
_cell_length_c   6.358
_cell_angle_alpha   118.410
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   191.330
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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  Bi  Bi0  1  0.500  0.667  0.333  1.0
  Cd  Cd1  1  0.500  0.167  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.500  0.167  0.334  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.500  0.666  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  1.000  0.329  0.164  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.000  0.836  0.671  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.000  0.333  0.667  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.000  0.835  0.165  1.0
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