The compound described by Ba9Sm6Cl34 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/m space group. There are two inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(4), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(5), and three equivalent Cl(1) atoms. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cl(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sm sites. In the first Sm site, Sm(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cl(1) and four equivalent Cl(5) atoms. In the second Sm site, Sm(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one Ba(2), two equivalent Ba(1), and one Sm(2) atom to form ClBa3Sm tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cl(6)Ba4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra. In the second Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Sm(2) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Sm(1), and one Sm(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1) atoms to form ClBa4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, corners with eight equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Sm(1) atom to form ClBa3Sm tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cl(6)Ba4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(6)Ba4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Sm(2) atoms to form ClBa2Sm2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(6)Ba4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ba9Sm6Cl34
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   13.492
_cell_length_b   13.492
_cell_length_c   13.492
_cell_angle_alpha   130.234
_cell_angle_beta   130.234
_cell_angle_gamma   73.033
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1397.925
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.794  0.974  0.453  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.026  0.479  0.819  1.0
  Ba  Ba2  1  0.659  0.206  0.181  1.0
  Ba  Ba3  1  0.206  0.026  0.547  1.0
  Ba  Ba4  1  0.479  0.659  0.453  1.0
  Ba  Ba5  1  0.974  0.521  0.181  1.0
  Ba  Ba6  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ba  Ba7  1  0.341  0.794  0.819  1.0
  Ba  Ba8  1  0.521  0.341  0.547  1.0
  Sm  Sm9  1  0.814  0.814  0.000  1.0
  Sm  Sm10  1  0.681  0.106  0.787  1.0
  Sm  Sm11  1  0.319  0.894  0.213  1.0
  Sm  Sm12  1  0.186  0.186  0.000  1.0
  Sm  Sm13  1  0.106  0.319  0.425  1.0
  Sm  Sm14  1  0.894  0.681  0.575  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.550  0.652  0.721  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.924  0.424  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.076  0.576  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.332  0.634  0.126  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.141  0.723  0.864  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.450  0.348  0.279  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.723  0.859  0.582  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.330  0.051  0.139  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.652  0.932  0.102  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.912  0.191  0.861  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.170  0.450  0.102  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.348  0.068  0.898  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.576  0.076  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.492  0.794  0.126  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.949  0.088  0.279  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.668  0.366  0.874  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.191  0.330  0.279  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.424  0.924  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.277  0.141  0.418  1.0
  Cl  Cl34  1  0.051  0.912  0.721  1.0
  Cl  Cl35  1  0.250  0.750  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl36  1  0.068  0.170  0.721  1.0
  Cl  Cl37  1  0.508  0.206  0.874  1.0
  Cl  Cl38  1  0.206  0.332  0.697  1.0
  Cl  Cl39  1  0.809  0.670  0.721  1.0
  Cl  Cl40  1  0.859  0.277  0.136  1.0
  Cl  Cl41  1  0.088  0.809  0.139  1.0
  Cl  Cl42  1  0.794  0.668  0.303  1.0
  Cl  Cl43  1  0.670  0.949  0.861  1.0
  Cl  Cl44  1  0.366  0.492  0.697  1.0
  Cl  Cl45  1  0.634  0.508  0.303  1.0
  Cl  Cl46  1  0.830  0.550  0.898  1.0
  Cl  Cl47  1  0.932  0.830  0.279  1.0
  Cl  Cl48  1  0.750  0.250  0.500  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Ba9Sm6Cl34 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/m space group. There are two inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(4), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(5), and three equivalent Cl(1) atoms. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cl(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sm sites. In the first Sm site, Sm(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cl(1) and four equivalent Cl(5) atoms. In the second Sm site, Sm(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one Ba(2), two equivalent Ba(1), and one Sm(2) atom to form ClBa3Sm tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cl(6)Ba4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra. In the second Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Sm(2) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Sm(1), and one Sm(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1) atoms to form ClBa4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, corners with eight equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Sm(1) atom to form ClBa3Sm tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cl(6)Ba4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(6)Ba4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Sm(2) atoms to form ClBa2Sm2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Cl(1)Ba3Sm tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(2)Ba2Sm2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cl(6)Ba4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cl(3)Ba3Sm tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ba9Sm6Cl34
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   13.492
_cell_length_b   13.492
_cell_length_c   13.492
_cell_angle_alpha   130.234
_cell_angle_beta   130.234
_cell_angle_gamma   73.033
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1397.925
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.794  0.974  0.453  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.026  0.479  0.819  1.0
  Ba  Ba2  1  0.659  0.206  0.181  1.0
  Ba  Ba3  1  0.206  0.026  0.547  1.0
  Ba  Ba4  1  0.479  0.659  0.453  1.0
  Ba  Ba5  1  0.974  0.521  0.181  1.0
  Ba  Ba6  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ba  Ba7  1  0.341  0.794  0.819  1.0
  Ba  Ba8  1  0.521  0.341  0.547  1.0
  Sm  Sm9  1  0.814  0.814  0.000  1.0
  Sm  Sm10  1  0.681  0.106  0.787  1.0
  Sm  Sm11  1  0.319  0.894  0.213  1.0
  Sm  Sm12  1  0.186  0.186  0.000  1.0
  Sm  Sm13  1  0.106  0.319  0.425  1.0
  Sm  Sm14  1  0.894  0.681  0.575  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.550  0.652  0.721  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.924  0.424  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.076  0.576  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.332  0.634  0.126  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.141  0.723  0.864  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.450  0.348  0.279  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.723  0.859  0.582  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.330  0.051  0.139  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.652  0.932  0.102  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.912  0.191  0.861  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.170  0.450  0.102  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.348  0.068  0.898  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.576  0.076  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.492  0.794  0.126  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.949  0.088  0.279  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.668  0.366  0.874  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.191  0.330  0.279  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.424  0.924  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.277  0.141  0.418  1.0
  Cl  Cl34  1  0.051  0.912  0.721  1.0
  Cl  Cl35  1  0.250  0.750  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl36  1  0.068  0.170  0.721  1.0
  Cl  Cl37  1  0.508  0.206  0.874  1.0
  Cl  Cl38  1  0.206  0.332  0.697  1.0
  Cl  Cl39  1  0.809  0.670  0.721  1.0
  Cl  Cl40  1  0.859  0.277  0.136  1.0
  Cl  Cl41  1  0.088  0.809  0.139  1.0
  Cl  Cl42  1  0.794  0.668  0.303  1.0
  Cl  Cl43  1  0.670  0.949  0.861  1.0
  Cl  Cl44  1  0.366  0.492  0.697  1.0
  Cl  Cl45  1  0.634  0.508  0.303  1.0
  Cl  Cl46  1  0.830  0.550  0.898  1.0
  Cl  Cl47  1  0.932  0.830  0.279  1.0
  Cl  Cl48  1  0.750  0.250  0.500  1.0
[/CIF]
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