The material described by YbGa2Ge3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmc2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Ga(1), one Ga(3), four equivalent Ga(2), one Ge(6), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), three equivalent Ga(4), one Ge(1), one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(6), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(1), one Ga(4), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(1), one Ga(2), one Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(1), one Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(1), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(4), and one Ge(3) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_YbGa2Ge3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   11.681
_cell_length_b   11.681
_cell_length_c   10.659
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   159.510
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   509.118
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.018  0.982  0.631  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.300  0.700  0.813  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.982  0.018  0.131  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.700  0.300  0.313  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.151  0.849  0.757  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.486  0.514  0.376  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.113  0.887  0.128  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.849  0.151  0.257  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.887  0.113  0.628  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.514  0.486  0.876  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.750  0.250  0.999  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.250  0.750  0.499  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.412  0.588  0.961  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.588  0.412  0.461  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.428  0.572  0.725  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.293  0.707  0.287  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.069  0.931  0.907  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.707  0.293  0.787  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.572  0.428  0.225  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.222  0.778  0.108  1.0
  Ge  Ge20  1  0.778  0.222  0.608  1.0
  Ge  Ge21  1  0.141  0.859  0.525  1.0
  Ge  Ge22  1  0.859  0.141  0.025  1.0
  Ge  Ge23  1  0.931  0.069  0.407  1.0
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The material described by YbGa2Ge3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmc2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Ga(1), one Ga(3), four equivalent Ga(2), one Ge(6), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), three equivalent Ga(4), one Ge(1), one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(6), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(1), one Ga(4), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(1), one Ga(2), one Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(1), one Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(3), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(1), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), one Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(4), and one Ge(3) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_YbGa2Ge3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   11.681
_cell_length_b   11.681
_cell_length_c   10.659
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   159.510
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   509.118
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.018  0.982  0.631  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.300  0.700  0.813  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.982  0.018  0.131  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.700  0.300  0.313  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.151  0.849  0.757  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.486  0.514  0.376  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.113  0.887  0.128  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.849  0.151  0.257  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.887  0.113  0.628  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.514  0.486  0.876  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.750  0.250  0.999  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.250  0.750  0.499  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.412  0.588  0.961  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.588  0.412  0.461  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.428  0.572  0.725  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.293  0.707  0.287  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.069  0.931  0.907  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.707  0.293  0.787  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.572  0.428  0.225  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.222  0.778  0.108  1.0
  Ge  Ge20  1  0.778  0.222  0.608  1.0
  Ge  Ge21  1  0.141  0.859  0.525  1.0
  Ge  Ge22  1  0.859  0.141  0.025  1.0
  Ge  Ge23  1  0.931  0.069  0.407  1.0
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