The crystal structure described by MgZn2(CoO3)2 is Aluminum carbonitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a faceface with one Zn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-55°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CoO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 33-76°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-79°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-55°. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OMgZn2Co tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(2)MgZnCo2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(4)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Zn(2) atom to form corner-sharing OMgZnCo2 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OMgZn2Co trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(1)MgZn2Co tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)MgZnCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgZn2Co tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(2), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgZn2Co trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent O(1)MgZn2Co tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)MgZnCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(2), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_MgZn2(CoO3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.149
_cell_length_b   6.005
_cell_length_c   5.387
_cell_angle_alpha   117.967
_cell_angle_beta   58.342
_cell_angle_gamma   116.033
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   121.024
_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  0.684  0.108  0.699  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.331  0.997  0.292  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.504  0.549  0.533  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.108  0.414  0.183  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.877  0.712  0.903  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.120  0.300  0.457  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.491  0.403  0.838  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.757  0.274  0.107  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.282  0.833  0.890  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.617  0.848  0.296  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.954  0.750  0.527  1.0
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The crystal structure described by MgZn2(CoO3)2 is Aluminum carbonitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a faceface with one Zn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-55°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CoO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 33-76°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-79°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-55°. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OMgZn2Co tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(2)MgZnCo2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(4)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Zn(2) atom to form corner-sharing OMgZnCo2 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form distorted OMgZn2Co trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(1)MgZn2Co tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)MgZnCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgZn2Co tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(2), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom to form OMgZn2Co trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent O(1)MgZn2Co tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)MgZnCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)MgZn2Co trigonal pyramid. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(2), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_MgZn2(CoO3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.149
_cell_length_b   6.005
_cell_length_c   5.387
_cell_angle_alpha   117.967
_cell_angle_beta   58.342
_cell_angle_gamma   116.033
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   121.024
_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  0.684  0.108  0.699  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.331  0.997  0.292  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.504  0.549  0.533  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.108  0.414  0.183  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.877  0.712  0.903  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.120  0.300  0.457  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.491  0.403  0.838  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.757  0.274  0.107  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.282  0.833  0.890  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.617  0.848  0.296  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.954  0.750  0.527  1.0
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