The compound described by La12Ge5S28 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are twelve inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(15), one S(16), one S(19), one S(25), one S(27), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(7) atom. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(15), one S(16), one S(20), one S(26), one S(28), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(8) atom. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(11), one S(12), one S(22), one S(23), one S(27), one S(4), and one S(8) atom. In the fourth La site, La(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(12), one S(21), one S(24), one S(28), one S(3), one S(7), and one S(9) atom. In the fifth La site, La(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(13), one S(14), one S(18), one S(23), one S(25), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(9) atom. In the sixth La site, La(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(13), one S(14), one S(17), one S(24), one S(26), one S(3), and one S(5) atom. In the seventh La site, La(7) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(12), one S(13), one S(2), one S(20), one S(22), one S(25), and one S(9) atom. In the eighth La site, La(8) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(10), one S(11), one S(14), one S(19), one S(21), one S(26), and one S(9) atom. In the ninth La site, La(9) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(14), one S(16), one S(18), one S(2), one S(22), one S(28), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. In the tenth La site, La(10) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(13), one S(15), one S(17), one S(21), one S(27), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. In the eleventh La site, La(11) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(12), one S(15), one S(18), one S(2), one S(20), one S(24), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. In the twelfth La site, La(12) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(11), one S(16), one S(17), one S(19), one S(23), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(17), one S(19), one S(2), and one S(21) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(1), one S(18), one S(20), and one S(22) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(23), one S(25), one S(27), and one S(3) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(24), one S(26), one S(28), and one S(4) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one S(11), one S(14), one S(16), one S(6), one S(7), and one S(9) atom. There are twenty-eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one La(10), one La(12), one La(8), and one Ge(2) atom to form SLa3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one La(11), one La(7), one La(9), and one Ge(1) atom to form SLa3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one La(2), one La(4), one La(6), and one Ge(3) atom to form SLa3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one La(1), one La(3), one La(5), and one Ge(4) atom to form SLa3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one La(10), one La(2), one La(6), and one La(9) atom to form distorted SLa4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramids. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one La(1), one La(10), one La(5), one La(9), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SLa4Ge trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one La(1), one La(11), one La(12), one La(4), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SLa4Ge trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(8)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one La(11), one La(12), one La(2), and one La(3) atom to form distorted SLa4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the ninth S site, S(9) is bonded to one La(4), one La(5), one La(7), one La(8), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SLa4Ge trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(10)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid. In the tenth S site, S(10) is bonded to one La(3), one La(6), one La(7), and one La(8) atom to form distorted SLa4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the eleventh S site, S(11) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(12), one La(3), one La(4), one La(8), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twelfth S site, S(12) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to one La(11), one La(3), one La(4), and one La(7) atom. In the thirteenth S site, S(13) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to one La(10), one La(5), one La(6), and one La(7) atom. In the fourteenth S site, S(14) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(5), one La(6), one La(8), one La(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fifteenth S site, S(15) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to one La(1), one La(10), one La(11), and one La(2) atom. In the sixteenth S site, S(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(12), one La(2), one La(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the seventeenth S site, S(17) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(10), one La(12), one La(6), and one Ge(1) atom. In the eighteenth S site, S(18) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(11), one La(5), one La(9), and one Ge(2) atom. In the nineteenth S site, S(19) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(12), one La(8), and one Ge(1) atom. In the twentieth S site, S(20) is bonded to one La(11), one La(2), one La(7), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted SLa3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-first S site, S(21) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(10), one La(4), one La(8), and one Ge(1) atom. In the twenty-second S site, S(22) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(3), one La(7), one La(9), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twenty-third S site, S(23) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(12), one La(3), one La(5), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twenty-fourth S site, S(24) is bonded to one La(11), one La(4), one La(6), and one Ge(4) atom to form distorted SLa3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-fifth S site, S(25) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(5), one La(7), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twenty-sixth S site, S(26) is bonded to one La(2), one La(6), one La(8), and one Ge(4) atom to form distorted SLa3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-seventh S site, S(27) is bonded to one La(1), one La(10), one La(3), and one Ge(3) atom to form distorted SLa3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid. In the twenty-eighth S site, S(28) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(2), one La(4), one La(9), and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_La12Ge5S28
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.365
_cell_length_b   11.769
_cell_length_c   11.913
_cell_angle_alpha   119.598
_cell_angle_beta   115.779
_cell_angle_gamma   89.996
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1094.225
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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  1  'x, y, z'
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  La  La0  1  0.637  0.060  0.871  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.654  0.578  0.878  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.223  0.812  0.346  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.236  0.306  0.364  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.126  0.006  0.763  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.124  0.528  0.778  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.345  0.935  0.121  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.366  0.454  0.131  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.766  0.206  0.633  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.776  0.702  0.656  1.0
  La  La10  1  0.879  0.986  0.224  1.0
  La  La11  1  0.868  0.505  0.234  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.667  0.340  0.335  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.666  0.840  0.332  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.335  0.755  0.667  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.331  0.255  0.667  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.000  0.250  0.000  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.670  0.657  0.341  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.664  0.149  0.326  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.334  0.569  0.669  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.333  0.067  0.665  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.833  0.494  0.741  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.848  0.021  0.767  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.919  0.214  0.153  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.908  0.707  0.167  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.233  0.178  0.081  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.259  0.670  0.092  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.147  0.474  0.230  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.168  0.007  0.259  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.090  0.792  0.832  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.084  0.286  0.853  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.741  0.831  0.909  1.0
  S  S32  1  0.770  0.318  0.916  1.0
  S  S33  1  0.893  0.487  0.478  1.0
  S  S34  1  0.893  0.989  0.480  1.0
  S  S35  1  0.586  0.301  0.107  1.0
  S  S36  1  0.585  0.804  0.107  1.0
  S  S37  1  0.520  0.456  0.413  1.0
  S  S38  1  0.523  0.956  0.416  1.0
  S  S39  1  0.110  0.754  0.514  1.0
  S  S40  1  0.104  0.261  0.526  1.0
  S  S41  1  0.411  0.944  0.894  1.0
  S  S42  1  0.415  0.444  0.892  1.0
  S  S43  1  0.474  0.788  0.579  1.0
  S  S44  1  0.485  0.295  0.596  1.0
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The compound described by La12Ge5S28 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are twelve inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(15), one S(16), one S(19), one S(25), one S(27), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(7) atom. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(15), one S(16), one S(20), one S(26), one S(28), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(8) atom. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(11), one S(12), one S(22), one S(23), one S(27), one S(4), and one S(8) atom. In the fourth La site, La(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(12), one S(21), one S(24), one S(28), one S(3), one S(7), and one S(9) atom. In the fifth La site, La(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(13), one S(14), one S(18), one S(23), one S(25), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(9) atom. In the sixth La site, La(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(13), one S(14), one S(17), one S(24), one S(26), one S(3), and one S(5) atom. In the seventh La site, La(7) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(12), one S(13), one S(2), one S(20), one S(22), one S(25), and one S(9) atom. In the eighth La site, La(8) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(10), one S(11), one S(14), one S(19), one S(21), one S(26), and one S(9) atom. In the ninth La site, La(9) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(14), one S(16), one S(18), one S(2), one S(22), one S(28), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. In the tenth La site, La(10) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(13), one S(15), one S(17), one S(21), one S(27), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. In the eleventh La site, La(11) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(12), one S(15), one S(18), one S(2), one S(20), one S(24), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. In the twelfth La site, La(12) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(11), one S(16), one S(17), one S(19), one S(23), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(17), one S(19), one S(2), and one S(21) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(1), one S(18), one S(20), and one S(22) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(23), one S(25), one S(27), and one S(3) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(24), one S(26), one S(28), and one S(4) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one S(11), one S(14), one S(16), one S(6), one S(7), and one S(9) atom. There are twenty-eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one La(10), one La(12), one La(8), and one Ge(2) atom to form SLa3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one La(11), one La(7), one La(9), and one Ge(1) atom to form SLa3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one La(2), one La(4), one La(6), and one Ge(3) atom to form SLa3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one La(1), one La(3), one La(5), and one Ge(4) atom to form SLa3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one La(10), one La(2), one La(6), and one La(9) atom to form distorted SLa4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramids. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one La(1), one La(10), one La(5), one La(9), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SLa4Ge trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one La(1), one La(11), one La(12), one La(4), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SLa4Ge trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(8)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one La(11), one La(12), one La(2), and one La(3) atom to form distorted SLa4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the ninth S site, S(9) is bonded to one La(4), one La(5), one La(7), one La(8), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SLa4Ge trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(10)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid. In the tenth S site, S(10) is bonded to one La(3), one La(6), one La(7), and one La(8) atom to form distorted SLa4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(27)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the eleventh S site, S(11) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(12), one La(3), one La(4), one La(8), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twelfth S site, S(12) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to one La(11), one La(3), one La(4), and one La(7) atom. In the thirteenth S site, S(13) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to one La(10), one La(5), one La(6), and one La(7) atom. In the fourteenth S site, S(14) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(5), one La(6), one La(8), one La(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fifteenth S site, S(15) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to one La(1), one La(10), one La(11), and one La(2) atom. In the sixteenth S site, S(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(12), one La(2), one La(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the seventeenth S site, S(17) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(10), one La(12), one La(6), and one Ge(1) atom. In the eighteenth S site, S(18) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(11), one La(5), one La(9), and one Ge(2) atom. In the nineteenth S site, S(19) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(12), one La(8), and one Ge(1) atom. In the twentieth S site, S(20) is bonded to one La(11), one La(2), one La(7), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted SLa3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-first S site, S(21) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(10), one La(4), one La(8), and one Ge(1) atom. In the twenty-second S site, S(22) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(3), one La(7), one La(9), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twenty-third S site, S(23) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(12), one La(3), one La(5), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twenty-fourth S site, S(24) is bonded to one La(11), one La(4), one La(6), and one Ge(4) atom to form distorted SLa3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(26)La3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-fifth S site, S(25) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(5), one La(7), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twenty-sixth S site, S(26) is bonded to one La(2), one La(6), one La(8), and one Ge(4) atom to form distorted SLa3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(9)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)La3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)La4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(24)La3Ge trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-seventh S site, S(27) is bonded to one La(1), one La(10), one La(3), and one Ge(3) atom to form distorted SLa3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(1)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(10)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(5)La4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)La4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(6)La4Ge trigonal bipyramid. In the twenty-eighth S site, S(28) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(2), one La(4), one La(9), and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_La12Ge5S28
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.365
_cell_length_b   11.769
_cell_length_c   11.913
_cell_angle_alpha   119.598
_cell_angle_beta   115.779
_cell_angle_gamma   89.996
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1094.225
_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
  La  La0  1  0.637  0.060  0.871  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.654  0.578  0.878  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.223  0.812  0.346  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.236  0.306  0.364  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.126  0.006  0.763  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.124  0.528  0.778  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.345  0.935  0.121  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.366  0.454  0.131  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.766  0.206  0.633  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.776  0.702  0.656  1.0
  La  La10  1  0.879  0.986  0.224  1.0
  La  La11  1  0.868  0.505  0.234  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.667  0.340  0.335  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.666  0.840  0.332  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.335  0.755  0.667  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.331  0.255  0.667  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.000  0.250  0.000  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.670  0.657  0.341  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.664  0.149  0.326  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.334  0.569  0.669  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.333  0.067  0.665  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.833  0.494  0.741  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.848  0.021  0.767  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.919  0.214  0.153  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.908  0.707  0.167  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.233  0.178  0.081  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.259  0.670  0.092  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.147  0.474  0.230  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.168  0.007  0.259  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.090  0.792  0.832  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.084  0.286  0.853  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.741  0.831  0.909  1.0
  S  S32  1  0.770  0.318  0.916  1.0
  S  S33  1  0.893  0.487  0.478  1.0
  S  S34  1  0.893  0.989  0.480  1.0
  S  S35  1  0.586  0.301  0.107  1.0
  S  S36  1  0.585  0.804  0.107  1.0
  S  S37  1  0.520  0.456  0.413  1.0
  S  S38  1  0.523  0.956  0.416  1.0
  S  S39  1  0.110  0.754  0.514  1.0
  S  S40  1  0.104  0.261  0.526  1.0
  S  S41  1  0.411  0.944  0.894  1.0
  S  S42  1  0.415  0.444  0.892  1.0
  S  S43  1  0.474  0.788  0.579  1.0
  S  S44  1  0.485  0.295  0.596  1.0
[/CIF]
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