The crystal structure described by Mg14CoSb crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are seven inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(4), and four equivalent Mg(5) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(4), and four equivalent Mg(5) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), two equivalent Mg(7), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), and two equivalent Mg(7) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mg(2), one Mg(3), one Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(7), one Co(1), and one Sb(1) atom to form distorted MgMg6CoSb cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(6) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(7), and one Co(1) atom. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(5), and one Sb(1) atom. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(5), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form CoMg10Sb2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra. Sb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(5), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form SbMg10Co2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg14CoSb
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.242
_cell_length_b   6.259
_cell_length_c   10.177
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.092
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   344.011
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.167  0.334  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.169  0.834  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.671  0.336  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.666  0.331  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.671  0.835  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.666  0.835  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.328  0.174  0.363  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.328  0.174  0.887  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.328  0.654  0.363  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.328  0.654  0.887  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.845  0.173  0.365  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.845  0.173  0.885  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.831  0.666  0.380  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.831  0.666  0.870  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.165  0.332  0.125  1.0
  Sb  Sb15  1  0.158  0.829  0.125  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Mg14CoSb crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are seven inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(4), and four equivalent Mg(5) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(4), and four equivalent Mg(5) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), two equivalent Mg(7), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(5), two equivalent Mg(6), and two equivalent Mg(7) atoms to form MgMg12 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mg(2), one Mg(3), one Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(7), one Co(1), and one Sb(1) atom to form distorted MgMg6CoSb cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(6) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(7), and one Co(1) atom. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(5), and one Sb(1) atom. Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(6), four equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(5), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form CoMg10Sb2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra. Sb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(7), four equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(5), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form SbMg10Co2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Sb(1)Mg10Co2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(4)Mg12 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(1)Mg10Sb2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(5)Mg6CoSb cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Co2Sb2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg14CoSb
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.242
_cell_length_b   6.259
_cell_length_c   10.177
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.092
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   344.011
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.167  0.334  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.169  0.834  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.671  0.336  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.666  0.331  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.671  0.835  0.125  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.666  0.835  0.625  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.328  0.174  0.363  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.328  0.174  0.887  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.328  0.654  0.363  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.328  0.654  0.887  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.845  0.173  0.365  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.845  0.173  0.885  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.831  0.666  0.380  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.831  0.666  0.870  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.165  0.332  0.125  1.0
  Sb  Sb15  1  0.158  0.829  0.125  1.0
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