The material described by Nd2Zn17 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 19-coordinate geometry to one Zn(2), three equivalent Zn(3), six equivalent Zn(4), and nine equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to three equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form distorted ZnNd3Zn9 cuboctahedra that share corners with five equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with five equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with seven equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Zn(2), three equivalent Zn(1), three equivalent Zn(3), and six equivalent Zn(4) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Zn(2), four equivalent Zn(1), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(4), and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with seven equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Nd2Zn17
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.759
_cell_length_b   6.759
_cell_length_c   6.759
_cell_angle_alpha   82.953
_cell_angle_beta   82.953
_cell_angle_gamma   82.953
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   302.271
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.664  0.664  0.664  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.336  0.336  0.336  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.349  0.349  0.839  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.349  0.839  0.349  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.099  0.099  0.099  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.901  0.901  0.901  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.708  0.292  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.000  0.708  0.292  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.292  0.000  0.708  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.292  0.708  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.000  0.292  0.708  1.0
  Zn  Zn14  1  0.708  0.000  0.292  1.0
  Zn  Zn15  1  0.651  0.161  0.651  1.0
  Zn  Zn16  1  0.651  0.651  0.161  1.0
  Zn  Zn17  1  0.161  0.651  0.651  1.0
  Zn  Zn18  1  0.839  0.349  0.349  1.0
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The material described by Nd2Zn17 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 19-coordinate geometry to one Zn(2), three equivalent Zn(3), six equivalent Zn(4), and nine equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to three equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form distorted ZnNd3Zn9 cuboctahedra that share corners with five equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with five equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with seven equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Zn(2), three equivalent Zn(1), three equivalent Zn(3), and six equivalent Zn(4) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Zn(2), four equivalent Zn(1), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(4), and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(3)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with seven equivalent Zn(4)Nd2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent Zn(1)Nd3Zn9 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Nd2Zn17
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.759
_cell_length_b   6.759
_cell_length_c   6.759
_cell_angle_alpha   82.953
_cell_angle_beta   82.953
_cell_angle_gamma   82.953
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   302.271
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.664  0.664  0.664  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.336  0.336  0.336  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.349  0.349  0.839  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.349  0.839  0.349  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.099  0.099  0.099  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.901  0.901  0.901  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.708  0.292  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.000  0.708  0.292  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.292  0.000  0.708  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.292  0.708  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.000  0.292  0.708  1.0
  Zn  Zn14  1  0.708  0.000  0.292  1.0
  Zn  Zn15  1  0.651  0.161  0.651  1.0
  Zn  Zn16  1  0.651  0.651  0.161  1.0
  Zn  Zn17  1  0.161  0.651  0.651  1.0
  Zn  Zn18  1  0.839  0.349  0.349  1.0
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