The compound described by MgV4Zn2O10 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Zn(1), one O(10), one O(2), and one O(7) atom. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form corner-sharing VO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(9), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing VO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing VO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), one O(3), one O(5), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(2), one V(3), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form OV2Zn2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(1)V2Zn2 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent O(6)V3Zn trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one V(1), one V(4), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted OMgV2Zn2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(2)MgV2Zn2 trigonal bipyramids and  a cornercorner with one O(6)V3Zn trigonal pyramid. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one V(2), two equivalent V(1), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one V(1), two equivalent V(2), and one Zn(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one V(3), two equivalent V(4), and one Zn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one V(4), two equivalent V(3), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OV3Zn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)MgV2Zn2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)V3Zn trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(1)V2Zn2 tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Mg(1) and one V(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Zn(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Mg(1) and one V(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgV4Zn2O10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.622
_cell_length_b   5.437
_cell_length_c   11.951
_cell_angle_alpha   87.821
_cell_angle_beta   89.677
_cell_angle_gamma   98.207
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   232.720
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.273  0.048  0.249  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.233  0.416  0.075  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.786  0.639  0.891  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.758  0.600  0.604  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.219  0.377  0.427  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.716  0.690  0.256  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.159  0.236  0.759  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.705  0.422  0.757  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.237  0.428  0.251  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.762  0.557  0.057  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.253  0.509  0.914  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.748  0.521  0.438  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.227  0.453  0.589  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.214  0.071  0.418  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.828  0.900  0.628  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.917  0.943  0.855  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.216  0.107  0.081  1.0
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The compound described by MgV4Zn2O10 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Zn(1), one O(10), one O(2), and one O(7) atom. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form corner-sharing VO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(9), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing VO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing VO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), one O(3), one O(5), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(2), one V(3), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form OV2Zn2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(1)V2Zn2 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent O(6)V3Zn trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one V(1), one V(4), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted OMgV2Zn2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(2)MgV2Zn2 trigonal bipyramids and  a cornercorner with one O(6)V3Zn trigonal pyramid. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one V(2), two equivalent V(1), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one V(1), two equivalent V(2), and one Zn(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one V(3), two equivalent V(4), and one Zn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one V(4), two equivalent V(3), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OV3Zn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)MgV2Zn2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)V3Zn trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(1)V2Zn2 tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Mg(1) and one V(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Zn(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Mg(1) and one V(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgV4Zn2O10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.622
_cell_length_b   5.437
_cell_length_c   11.951
_cell_angle_alpha   87.821
_cell_angle_beta   89.677
_cell_angle_gamma   98.207
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   232.720
_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  0.273  0.048  0.249  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.233  0.416  0.075  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.786  0.639  0.891  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.758  0.600  0.604  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.219  0.377  0.427  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.716  0.690  0.256  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.159  0.236  0.759  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.705  0.422  0.757  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.237  0.428  0.251  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.762  0.557  0.057  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.253  0.509  0.914  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.748  0.521  0.438  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.227  0.453  0.589  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.214  0.071  0.418  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.828  0.900  0.628  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.917  0.943  0.855  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.216  0.107  0.081  1.0
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