The structure described by Ga2Ge(MoS2)8 crystallizes in the tetragonal P-4m2 space group. There are two inequivalent Mo sites. In the first Mo site, Mo(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one S(3), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. In the second Mo site, Mo(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(4), two equivalent S(3), and three equivalent S(2) atoms. Ga(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to two equivalent S(1) and two equivalent S(2) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mo(1), one Ga(1), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted SGaGeMo2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)GaMo3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(1)GaGeMo2 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one S(1)GaGeMo2 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to three equivalent Mo(2) and one Ga(1) atom to form SGaMo3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)GaMo3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)GaGeMo2 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent S(2)GaMo3 tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1) and two equivalent Mo(2) atoms. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(2) and two equivalent Mo(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ga2Ge(MoS2)8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.928
_cell_length_b   6.928
_cell_length_c   11.686
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   560.923
_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
  Ga  Ga0  1  0.500  0.000  0.708  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.000  0.500  0.292  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Mo  Mo3  1  0.500  0.205  0.208  1.0
  Mo  Mo4  1  0.000  0.708  0.626  1.0
  Mo  Mo5  1  0.708  0.000  0.374  1.0
  Mo  Mo6  1  0.205  0.500  0.792  1.0
  Mo  Mo7  1  0.292  0.000  0.374  1.0
  Mo  Mo8  1  0.795  0.500  0.792  1.0
  Mo  Mo9  1  0.500  0.795  0.208  1.0
  Mo  Mo10  1  0.000  0.292  0.626  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.500  0.725  0.823  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.000  0.226  0.405  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.725  0.500  0.177  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.226  0.000  0.595  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.275  0.500  0.177  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.774  0.000  0.595  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.500  0.275  0.823  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.000  0.774  0.405  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.500  0.734  0.403  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.000  0.233  0.826  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.233  0.000  0.174  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.734  0.500  0.597  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.767  0.000  0.174  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.266  0.500  0.597  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.500  0.266  0.403  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.000  0.767  0.826  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Ga2Ge(MoS2)8 crystallizes in the tetragonal P-4m2 space group. There are two inequivalent Mo sites. In the first Mo site, Mo(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one S(3), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. In the second Mo site, Mo(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(4), two equivalent S(3), and three equivalent S(2) atoms. Ga(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to two equivalent S(1) and two equivalent S(2) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mo(1), one Ga(1), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted SGaGeMo2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)GaMo3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(1)GaGeMo2 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one S(1)GaGeMo2 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to three equivalent Mo(2) and one Ga(1) atom to form SGaMo3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)GaMo3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)GaGeMo2 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent S(2)GaMo3 tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1) and two equivalent Mo(2) atoms. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(2) and two equivalent Mo(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ga2Ge(MoS2)8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.928
_cell_length_b   6.928
_cell_length_c   11.686
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   560.923
_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
  Ga  Ga0  1  0.500  0.000  0.708  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.000  0.500  0.292  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Mo  Mo3  1  0.500  0.205  0.208  1.0
  Mo  Mo4  1  0.000  0.708  0.626  1.0
  Mo  Mo5  1  0.708  0.000  0.374  1.0
  Mo  Mo6  1  0.205  0.500  0.792  1.0
  Mo  Mo7  1  0.292  0.000  0.374  1.0
  Mo  Mo8  1  0.795  0.500  0.792  1.0
  Mo  Mo9  1  0.500  0.795  0.208  1.0
  Mo  Mo10  1  0.000  0.292  0.626  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.500  0.725  0.823  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.000  0.226  0.405  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.725  0.500  0.177  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.226  0.000  0.595  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.275  0.500  0.177  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.774  0.000  0.595  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.500  0.275  0.823  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.000  0.774  0.405  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.500  0.734  0.403  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.000  0.233  0.826  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.233  0.000  0.174  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.734  0.500  0.597  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.767  0.000  0.174  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.266  0.500  0.597  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.500  0.266  0.403  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.000  0.767  0.826  1.0
[/CIF]
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