The crystal structure described by MnCoCu4(SnS4)2 is Clathrate-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mn(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(6), and one S(7) atom to form MnS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra. Co(1) is bonded to one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(8) atom to form CoS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra. There are four inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(7) atom to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Cu site, Cu(4) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(8) atom to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form SnS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form SnS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form SMnCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Co(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form SCoCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form SMnCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Co(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form SCoCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Co(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form SCoCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form SMnCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form SMnCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Co(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form SCoCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_MnCoCu4(SnS4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.435
_cell_length_b   6.675
_cell_length_c   10.181
_cell_angle_alpha   90.254
_cell_angle_beta   105.467
_cell_angle_gamma   114.002
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   322.527
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.375  0.625  0.125  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.875  0.125  0.625  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.624  0.373  0.873  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.126  0.876  0.377  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.997  0.000  0.998  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.503  0.500  0.501  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.251  0.750  0.748  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.749  0.250  0.252  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.424  0.307  0.051  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.919  0.821  0.554  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.206  0.578  0.321  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.714  0.080  0.812  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.307  0.414  0.683  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.829  0.930  0.186  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.044  0.685  0.942  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.558  0.183  0.451  1.0
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The crystal structure described by MnCoCu4(SnS4)2 is Clathrate-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mn(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(6), and one S(7) atom to form MnS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra. Co(1) is bonded to one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(8) atom to form CoS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra. There are four inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(7) atom to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Cu site, Cu(4) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(8) atom to form CuS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form SnS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form SnS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Cu(2)S4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form SMnCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Co(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form SCoCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form SMnCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Co(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form SCoCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Co(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form SCoCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form SMnCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(7)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one Mn(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form SMnCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Co(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form SCoCu2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(4)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(2)CoCu2Sn tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(3)MnCu2Sn tetrahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_MnCoCu4(SnS4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.435
_cell_length_b   6.675
_cell_length_c   10.181
_cell_angle_alpha   90.254
_cell_angle_beta   105.467
_cell_angle_gamma   114.002
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   322.527
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.375  0.625  0.125  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.875  0.125  0.625  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.624  0.373  0.873  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.126  0.876  0.377  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.997  0.000  0.998  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.503  0.500  0.501  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.251  0.750  0.748  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.749  0.250  0.252  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.424  0.307  0.051  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.919  0.821  0.554  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.206  0.578  0.321  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.714  0.080  0.812  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.307  0.414  0.683  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.829  0.930  0.186  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.044  0.685  0.942  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.558  0.183  0.451  1.0
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