The crystal structure described by Gd2(SO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal bipyramidal geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one S(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one S(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Gd(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Gd(1) and one O(12) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Gd(1) and one O(11) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Gd2(SO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.517
_cell_length_b   7.088
_cell_length_c   6.982
_cell_angle_alpha   111.083
_cell_angle_beta   90.563
_cell_angle_gamma   105.907
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   287.283
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.695  0.338  0.404  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.381  0.205  0.851  1.0
  S  S2  1  0.196  0.243  0.366  1.0
  S  S3  1  0.905  0.380  0.921  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.422  0.809  0.089  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.063  0.396  0.426  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.365  0.312  0.561  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.363  0.318  0.228  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.030  0.221  0.866  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.739  0.313  0.725  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.739  0.314  0.064  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.486  0.613  0.001  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.353  0.883  0.931  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.601  0.982  0.246  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.278  0.933  0.560  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.776  0.771  0.641  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.862  0.771  0.481  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Gd2(SO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal bipyramidal geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one S(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one S(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Gd(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Gd(1) and one O(12) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Gd(1) and one O(11) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Gd2(SO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.517
_cell_length_b   7.088
_cell_length_c   6.982
_cell_angle_alpha   111.083
_cell_angle_beta   90.563
_cell_angle_gamma   105.907
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   287.283
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.695  0.338  0.404  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.381  0.205  0.851  1.0
  S  S2  1  0.196  0.243  0.366  1.0
  S  S3  1  0.905  0.380  0.921  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.422  0.809  0.089  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.063  0.396  0.426  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.365  0.312  0.561  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.363  0.318  0.228  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.030  0.221  0.866  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.739  0.313  0.725  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.739  0.314  0.064  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.486  0.613  0.001  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.353  0.883  0.931  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.601  0.982  0.246  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.278  0.933  0.560  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.776  0.771  0.641  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.862  0.771  0.481  1.0
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