The material structure described by Mg14ZrGa crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. There are six inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Zr(1) atoms to form MgMg10Zr2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; and faces with ten Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four equivalent Mg(2); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Ga2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; and faces with ten Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(3), and two equivalent Zr(1) atoms to form MgMg10Zr2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight equivalent Mg(3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; and faces with ten Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(3), one Zr(1), and one Ga(1) atom to form distorted MgMg10ZrGa cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with fourteen Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra;  a faceface with one Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra;  a faceface with one Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with five equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with five Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two Mg(1,1); two equivalent Mg(2); two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(3,3); one Zr(1); and one Ga(1) atom to form distorted MgMg10ZrGa cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with fourteen Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra;  a faceface with one Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra;  a faceface with one Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with five equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with five Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to three Mg(1,1); three equivalent Mg(2); and six Mg(3,3) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with twelve Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; edges with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with six Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with three equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with three Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; faces with three equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with three equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; and faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. Zr(1) is bonded to six Mg(1,1) and six Mg(3,3) atoms to form ZrMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with twelve equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with six Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with twelve Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with six Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra. Ga(1) is bonded to six equivalent Mg(2) and six Mg(3,3) atoms to form GaMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with twelve Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with twelve Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg14ZrGa
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.364
_cell_length_b   6.364
_cell_length_c   10.133
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   355.463
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.172  0.836  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.165  0.832  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.664  0.328  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.668  0.335  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.664  0.836  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.668  0.832  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.329  0.171  0.376  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.329  0.171  0.874  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.329  0.658  0.376  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.329  0.658  0.874  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.842  0.171  0.376  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.842  0.171  0.874  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.833  0.667  0.370  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.833  0.667  0.880  1.0
  Zr  Zr14  1  0.167  0.333  0.125  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.167  0.333  0.625  1.0
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The material structure described by Mg14ZrGa crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. There are six inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Zr(1) atoms to form MgMg10Zr2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; and faces with ten Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four equivalent Mg(2); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Ga2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; and faces with ten Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(3), and two equivalent Zr(1) atoms to form MgMg10Zr2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight equivalent Mg(3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; and faces with ten Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(3), one Zr(1), and one Ga(1) atom to form distorted MgMg10ZrGa cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with fourteen Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra;  a faceface with one Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra;  a faceface with one Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with five equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with five Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two Mg(1,1); two equivalent Mg(2); two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(3,3); one Zr(1); and one Ga(1) atom to form distorted MgMg10ZrGa cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with fourteen Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra;  a faceface with one Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra;  a faceface with one Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with five equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with five Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to three Mg(1,1); three equivalent Mg(2); and six Mg(3,3) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with twelve Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; edges with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with six Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with three equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with three Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; faces with three equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with three equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; and faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra. Zr(1) is bonded to six Mg(1,1) and six Mg(3,3) atoms to form ZrMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with twelve equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with six Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with twelve Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with six Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra. Ga(1) is bonded to six equivalent Mg(2) and six Mg(3,3) atoms to form GaMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ga(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; corners with twelve Mg(1,1)Mg10Zr2 cuboctahedra; edges with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; edges with twelve Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Zr(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra; faces with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Ga2 cuboctahedra; faces with six Mg(3,3)Mg10ZrGa cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg14ZrGa
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.364
_cell_length_b   6.364
_cell_length_c   10.133
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   355.463
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.172  0.836  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.165  0.832  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.664  0.328  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.668  0.335  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.664  0.836  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.668  0.832  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.329  0.171  0.376  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.329  0.171  0.874  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.329  0.658  0.376  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.329  0.658  0.874  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.842  0.171  0.376  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.842  0.171  0.874  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.833  0.667  0.370  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.833  0.667  0.880  1.0
  Zr  Zr14  1  0.167  0.333  0.125  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.167  0.333  0.625  1.0
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