The structure described by HoFe5P3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ho(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to one Fe(5), three equivalent Fe(2), three equivalent Fe(3), three equivalent Fe(4), two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. There are five inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one P(3), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to three equivalent Ho(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted FeHo3P4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with four equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, faces with two equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, and faces with two equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to three equivalent Ho(1), one P(1), one P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted FeHo3P4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, faces with two equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, and faces with three equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Fe site, Fe(4) is bonded to three equivalent Ho(1), one P(1), one P(3), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted FeHo3P4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with four equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, faces with two equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, and faces with three equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Fe site, Fe(5) is bonded to one Ho(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted FeHoP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, and faces with two equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(4), two equivalent Fe(3), and three equivalent Fe(2) atoms. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), one Fe(3), one Fe(4), two equivalent Fe(1), and three equivalent Fe(5) atoms. In the third P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), one Fe(2), one Fe(3), one Fe(5), two equivalent Fe(1), and two equivalent Fe(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_HoFe5P3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.645
_cell_length_b   10.285
_cell_length_c   11.815
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   442.917
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.250  0.581  0.705  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.250  0.919  0.205  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.750  0.419  0.295  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.750  0.081  0.795  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.250  0.708  0.988  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.250  0.792  0.488  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.750  0.292  0.012  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.750  0.208  0.512  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.250  0.405  0.490  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.250  0.095  0.990  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.750  0.595  0.510  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.750  0.905  0.010  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.250  0.219  0.177  1.0
  Fe  Fe13  1  0.250  0.281  0.677  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.750  0.781  0.823  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.750  0.719  0.323  1.0
  Fe  Fe16  1  0.250  0.877  0.701  1.0
  Fe  Fe17  1  0.250  0.623  0.201  1.0
  Fe  Fe18  1  0.750  0.123  0.299  1.0
  Fe  Fe19  1  0.750  0.377  0.799  1.0
  Fe  Fe20  1  0.250  0.463  0.933  1.0
  Fe  Fe21  1  0.250  0.037  0.433  1.0
  Fe  Fe22  1  0.750  0.537  0.067  1.0
  Fe  Fe23  1  0.750  0.963  0.567  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.250  0.422  0.113  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.250  0.078  0.613  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.750  0.578  0.887  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.750  0.922  0.387  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.250  0.266  0.872  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.250  0.234  0.372  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.750  0.734  0.128  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.750  0.766  0.628  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.250  0.600  0.396  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.250  0.900  0.896  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.750  0.400  0.604  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.750  0.100  0.104  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by HoFe5P3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ho(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to one Fe(5), three equivalent Fe(2), three equivalent Fe(3), three equivalent Fe(4), two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. There are five inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one P(3), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to three equivalent Ho(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted FeHo3P4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with four equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, faces with two equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, and faces with two equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to three equivalent Ho(1), one P(1), one P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted FeHo3P4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, faces with two equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, and faces with three equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Fe site, Fe(4) is bonded to three equivalent Ho(1), one P(1), one P(3), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted FeHo3P4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with four equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, faces with two equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, and faces with three equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Fe site, Fe(5) is bonded to one Ho(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted FeHoP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(2)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(5)HoP4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Fe(3)Ho3P4 tetrahedra, and faces with two equivalent Fe(4)Ho3P4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(4), two equivalent Fe(3), and three equivalent Fe(2) atoms. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), one Fe(3), one Fe(4), two equivalent Fe(1), and three equivalent Fe(5) atoms. In the third P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), one Fe(2), one Fe(3), one Fe(5), two equivalent Fe(1), and two equivalent Fe(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_HoFe5P3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.645
_cell_length_b   10.285
_cell_length_c   11.815
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   442.917
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.250  0.581  0.705  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.250  0.919  0.205  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.750  0.419  0.295  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.750  0.081  0.795  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.250  0.708  0.988  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.250  0.792  0.488  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.750  0.292  0.012  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.750  0.208  0.512  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.250  0.405  0.490  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.250  0.095  0.990  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.750  0.595  0.510  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.750  0.905  0.010  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.250  0.219  0.177  1.0
  Fe  Fe13  1  0.250  0.281  0.677  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.750  0.781  0.823  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.750  0.719  0.323  1.0
  Fe  Fe16  1  0.250  0.877  0.701  1.0
  Fe  Fe17  1  0.250  0.623  0.201  1.0
  Fe  Fe18  1  0.750  0.123  0.299  1.0
  Fe  Fe19  1  0.750  0.377  0.799  1.0
  Fe  Fe20  1  0.250  0.463  0.933  1.0
  Fe  Fe21  1  0.250  0.037  0.433  1.0
  Fe  Fe22  1  0.750  0.537  0.067  1.0
  Fe  Fe23  1  0.750  0.963  0.567  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.250  0.422  0.113  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.250  0.078  0.613  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.750  0.578  0.887  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.750  0.922  0.387  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.250  0.266  0.872  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.250  0.234  0.372  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.750  0.734  0.128  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.750  0.766  0.628  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.250  0.600  0.396  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.250  0.900  0.896  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.750  0.400  0.604  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.750  0.100  0.104  1.0
[/CIF]
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