The crystal structure described by CdZn3Ga2(AgS4)2 is Clathrate-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form AgS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(6) atom to form AgS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form CdS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(6) atom to form GaS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(4), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form GaS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Cd(1), one Zn(1), and one Ga(1) atom to form SZnCdGaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and one Ga(2) atom to form SZn2GaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and one Ga(1) atom to form SZn2GaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Cd(1), one Zn(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form SZnCdGaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Cd(1), one Zn(2), and one Ga(1) atom to form SZnCdGaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Zn(1), one Zn(3), and one Ga(1) atom to form SZn2GaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Cd(1), one Zn(2), and one Ga(2) atom to form SZnCdGaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(3), and one Ga(2) atom to form SZn2GaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Zn3CdGa2(AgS4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.476
_cell_length_b   6.771
_cell_length_c   8.004
_cell_angle_alpha   90.204
_cell_angle_beta   89.977
_cell_angle_gamma   89.926
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   351.003
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.003  0.166  0.751  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.501  0.828  0.251  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.502  0.833  0.750  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  1  0.001  0.168  0.248  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.501  0.325  0.505  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.002  0.678  0.995  1.0
  Ag  Ag6  1  0.007  0.665  0.502  1.0
  Ag  Ag7  1  0.502  0.339  0.997  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.857  0.316  0.516  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.360  0.695  0.999  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.402  0.655  0.501  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.897  0.354  0.985  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.396  0.162  0.266  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.369  0.160  0.734  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.866  0.815  0.233  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.871  0.842  0.766  1.0
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The crystal structure described by CdZn3Ga2(AgS4)2 is Clathrate-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form AgS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(6) atom to form AgS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form CdS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form ZnS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(1)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ga(2)S4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(6) atom to form GaS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(4), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form GaS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ag(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ag(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)S4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Zn(3)S4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Cd(1), one Zn(1), and one Ga(1) atom to form SZnCdGaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and one Ga(2) atom to form SZn2GaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and one Ga(1) atom to form SZn2GaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Cd(1), one Zn(1), and one Ga(2) atom to form SZnCdGaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Cd(1), one Zn(2), and one Ga(1) atom to form SZnCdGaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one Ag(2), one Zn(1), one Zn(3), and one Ga(1) atom to form SZn2GaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Cd(1), one Zn(2), and one Ga(2) atom to form SZnCdGaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(5)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Ag(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(3), and one Ga(2) atom to form SZn2GaAg tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Zn2GaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(7)ZnCdGaAg tetrahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Zn3CdGa2(AgS4)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.476
_cell_length_b   6.771
_cell_length_c   8.004
_cell_angle_alpha   90.204
_cell_angle_beta   89.977
_cell_angle_gamma   89.926
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   351.003
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.003  0.166  0.751  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.501  0.828  0.251  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.502  0.833  0.750  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  1  0.001  0.168  0.248  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.501  0.325  0.505  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.002  0.678  0.995  1.0
  Ag  Ag6  1  0.007  0.665  0.502  1.0
  Ag  Ag7  1  0.502  0.339  0.997  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.857  0.316  0.516  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.360  0.695  0.999  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.402  0.655  0.501  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.897  0.354  0.985  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.396  0.162  0.266  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.369  0.160  0.734  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.866  0.815  0.233  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.871  0.842  0.766  1.0
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