The crystal structure described by Mg2Si3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are two inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Si(2) and four equivalent Si(3) atoms. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Si(3), three equivalent Si(2), and four equivalent Si(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg(2), one Si(1), one Si(3), and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg(1), three equivalent Mg(2), one Si(3), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the third Si site, Si(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(2), four equivalent Mg(1), one Si(1), one Si(2), and one Si(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mg2Si3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.103
_cell_length_b   6.103
_cell_length_c   8.433
_cell_angle_alpha   72.651
_cell_angle_beta   72.651
_cell_angle_gamma   36.890
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   179.015
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.142  0.142  0.992  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.858  0.858  0.008  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.125  0.125  0.601  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.875  0.875  0.399  1.0
  Si  Si4  1  0.417  0.417  0.641  1.0
  Si  Si5  1  0.232  0.232  0.262  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.768  0.768  0.738  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.583  0.583  0.359  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.530  0.530  0.846  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.470  0.470  0.154  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Mg2Si3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are two inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Si(2) and four equivalent Si(3) atoms. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Si(3), three equivalent Si(2), and four equivalent Si(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg(2), one Si(1), one Si(3), and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg(1), three equivalent Mg(2), one Si(3), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the third Si site, Si(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(2), four equivalent Mg(1), one Si(1), one Si(2), and one Si(3) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mg2Si3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.103
_cell_length_b   6.103
_cell_length_c   8.433
_cell_angle_alpha   72.651
_cell_angle_beta   72.651
_cell_angle_gamma   36.890
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   179.015
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.142  0.142  0.992  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.858  0.858  0.008  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.125  0.125  0.601  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.875  0.875  0.399  1.0
  Si  Si4  1  0.417  0.417  0.641  1.0
  Si  Si5  1  0.232  0.232  0.262  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.768  0.768  0.738  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.583  0.583  0.359  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.530  0.530  0.846  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.470  0.470  0.154  1.0
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