The material described by Mg14YGa 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(2), two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(4), and four equivalent Mg(5) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(4), and four equivalent Mg(5) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), two equivalent Y(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), and two equivalent Mg(7) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mg(2), one Mg(3), one Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), two equivalent Mg(7), one Y(1), and one Ga(1) atom to form distorted MgYMg10Ga cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(6) is bonded to one Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(5), and one Y(1) atom to form MgYMg11 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(5), and one Ga(1) atom. Y(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(5), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form YMg10Ga2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. Ga(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(5), and two equivalent Y(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_YMg14Ga
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.478
_cell_length_b   6.264
_cell_length_c   10.378
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   118.910
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   368.643
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Y  Y0  1  0.152  0.326  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.167  0.333  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.161  0.831  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.650  0.318  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.665  0.337  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.650  0.831  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.665  0.829  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.337  0.166  0.379  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.337  0.166  0.871  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.337  0.671  0.379  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.337  0.671  0.871  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.833  0.166  0.384  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.833  0.166  0.866  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.844  0.672  0.362  1.0
  Mg  Mg14  1  0.844  0.672  0.888  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.189  0.844  0.125  1.0
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The material described by Mg14YGa 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(2), two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(4), and four equivalent Mg(5) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(4), and four equivalent Mg(5) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), two equivalent Y(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), and two equivalent Mg(7) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mg(2), one Mg(3), one Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), two equivalent Mg(7), one Y(1), and one Ga(1) atom to form distorted MgYMg10Ga cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(6) is bonded to one Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(5), and one Y(1) atom to form MgYMg11 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(5), and one Ga(1) atom. Y(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(5), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form YMg10Ga2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Y(1)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(6)YMg11 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)YMg10Ga cuboctahedra. Ga(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(5), and two equivalent Y(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_YMg14Ga
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.478
_cell_length_b   6.264
_cell_length_c   10.378
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   118.910
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   368.643
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Y  Y0  1  0.152  0.326  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.167  0.333  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.161  0.831  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.650  0.318  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.665  0.337  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.650  0.831  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.665  0.829  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.337  0.166  0.379  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.337  0.166  0.871  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.337  0.671  0.379  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.337  0.671  0.871  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.833  0.166  0.384  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.833  0.166  0.866  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.844  0.672  0.362  1.0
  Mg  Mg14  1  0.844  0.672  0.888  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.189  0.844  0.125  1.0
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