The material structure described by Ho12Ge5S28 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are twelve inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(13), one S(17), one S(18), one S(2), one S(25), one S(27), one S(4), and one S(9) atom. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(10), one S(14), one S(18), one S(26), one S(28), and one S(3) atom. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(12), one S(13), one S(19), one S(23), one S(28), one S(4), and one S(6) atom. In the fourth Ho site, Ho(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(14), one S(19), one S(20), one S(24), one S(27), one S(3), and one S(5) atom. In the fifth Ho site, Ho(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(13), one S(2), one S(21), one S(22), one S(23), one S(26), one S(6), and one S(7) atom. In the sixth Ho site, Ho(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(14), one S(21), one S(22), one S(24), one S(25), one S(5), and one S(8) atom. In the seventh Ho site, Ho(7) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(15), one S(19), one S(21), one S(23), one S(24), one S(3), one S(7), and one S(9) atom. In the eighth Ho site, Ho(8) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(16), one S(20), one S(22), one S(23), one S(24), one S(4), and one S(8) atom. In the ninth Ho site, Ho(9) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(15), one S(17), one S(22), one S(25), one S(26), one S(6), and one S(9) atom. In the tenth Ho site, Ho(10) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(12), one S(16), one S(18), one S(21), one S(25), one S(26), and one S(5) atom. In the eleventh Ho site, Ho(11) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(11), one S(15), one S(17), one S(20), one S(27), one S(28), and one S(7) atom. In the twelfth Ho site, Ho(12) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(12), one S(16), one S(18), one S(19), one S(2), one S(27), one S(28), and one S(8) atom. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(1), one S(13), one S(3), and one S(5) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(14), one S(2), one S(4), and one S(6) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(11), one S(16), one S(7), and one S(9) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(10), one S(12), one S(15), and one S(8) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one S(17), one S(20), one S(22), one S(24), one S(25), and one S(27) atom. There are twenty-eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(11), one Ho(2), one Ho(6), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(12), one Ho(5), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted SHo3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(2), one Ho(4), one Ho(7), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(3), one Ho(8), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(10), one Ho(4), one Ho(6), and one Ge(1) atom. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(3), one Ho(5), one Ho(9), and one Ge(2) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(11), one Ho(5), one Ho(7), and one Ge(3) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(12), one Ho(6), one Ho(8), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth S site, S(9) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(7), one Ho(9), and one Ge(3) atom. In the tenth S site, S(10) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(10), one Ho(2), one Ho(8), and one Ge(4) atom. In the eleventh S site, S(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(11), one Ho(4), one Ho(9), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twelfth S site, S(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(10), one Ho(12), one Ho(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the thirteenth S site, S(13) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(3), one Ho(5), and one Ge(1) atom to form SHo3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the fourteenth S site, S(14) is bonded to one Ho(2), one Ho(4), one Ho(6), and one Ge(2) atom to form SHo3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifteenth S site, S(15) is bonded to one Ho(11), one Ho(7), one Ho(9), and one Ge(4) atom to form SHo3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramids. In the sixteenth S site, S(16) is bonded to one Ho(10), one Ho(12), one Ho(8), and one Ge(3) atom to form SHo3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventeenth S site, S(17) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(11), one Ho(9), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SHo3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the eighteenth S site, S(18) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(10), one Ho(12), and one Ho(2) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the nineteenth S site, S(19) is bonded to one Ho(12), one Ho(3), one Ho(4), and one Ho(7) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the twentieth S site, S(20) is bonded to one Ho(11), one Ho(4), one Ho(8), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SHo3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-first S site, S(21) is bonded to one Ho(10), one Ho(5), one Ho(6), and one Ho(7) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-second S site, S(22) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho(5), one Ho(6), one Ho(8), one Ho(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-third S site, S(23) is bonded to one Ho(3), one Ho(5), one Ho(7), and one Ho(8) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-fourth S site, S(24) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(4), one Ho(6), one Ho(7), one Ho(8), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-fifth S site, S(25) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(10), one Ho(6), one Ho(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-sixth S site, S(26) is bonded to one Ho(10), one Ho(2), one Ho(5), and one Ho(9) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-seventh S site, S(27) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(11), one Ho(12), one Ho(4), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-eighth S site, S(28) is bonded to one Ho(11), one Ho(12), one Ho(2), and one Ho(3) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ho12Ge5S28
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.819
_cell_length_b   11.368
_cell_length_c   11.379
_cell_angle_alpha   96.555
_cell_angle_beta   115.546
_cell_angle_gamma   115.573
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   960.746
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
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  Ho  Ho0  1  0.064  0.932  0.298  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.592  0.466  0.813  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.925  0.702  0.576  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.413  0.182  0.050  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  0.402  0.749  0.530  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.870  0.234  0.997  1.0
  Ho  Ho6  1  0.916  0.038  0.694  1.0
  Ho  Ho7  1  0.431  0.570  0.202  1.0
  Ho  Ho8  1  0.086  0.318  0.454  1.0
  Ho  Ho9  1  0.586  0.806  0.929  1.0
  Ho  Ho10  1  0.635  0.271  0.499  1.0
  Ho  Ho11  1  0.104  0.758  0.979  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.412  0.084  0.747  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.919  0.580  0.251  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.668  0.001  0.334  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.169  0.502  0.836  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.231  0.232  0.232  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.648  0.246  0.749  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.167  0.734  0.261  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.304  0.213  0.782  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.803  0.699  0.296  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.532  0.046  0.946  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.029  0.546  0.452  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.586  0.009  0.489  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.089  0.508  0.993  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.943  0.040  0.457  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.443  0.540  0.963  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.718  0.203  0.299  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.219  0.700  0.798  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.225  0.891  0.558  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.725  0.391  0.058  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.978  0.302  0.652  1.0
  S  S32  1  0.476  0.818  0.135  1.0
  S  S33  1  0.315  0.224  0.461  1.0
  S  S34  1  0.834  0.735  0.002  1.0
  S  S35  1  0.083  0.915  0.819  1.0
  S  S36  1  0.533  0.390  0.297  1.0
  S  S37  1  0.689  0.950  0.782  1.0
  S  S38  1  0.178  0.417  0.271  1.0
  S  S39  1  0.646  0.744  0.482  1.0
  S  S40  1  0.152  0.240  0.995  1.0
  S  S41  1  0.915  0.073  0.161  1.0
  S  S42  1  0.402  0.564  0.662  1.0
  S  S43  1  0.284  0.038  0.195  1.0
  S  S44  1  0.793  0.532  0.695  1.0
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The material structure described by Ho12Ge5S28 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are twelve inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(13), one S(17), one S(18), one S(2), one S(25), one S(27), one S(4), and one S(9) atom. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(10), one S(14), one S(18), one S(26), one S(28), and one S(3) atom. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(12), one S(13), one S(19), one S(23), one S(28), one S(4), and one S(6) atom. In the fourth Ho site, Ho(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(14), one S(19), one S(20), one S(24), one S(27), one S(3), and one S(5) atom. In the fifth Ho site, Ho(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(13), one S(2), one S(21), one S(22), one S(23), one S(26), one S(6), and one S(7) atom. In the sixth Ho site, Ho(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(14), one S(21), one S(22), one S(24), one S(25), one S(5), and one S(8) atom. In the seventh Ho site, Ho(7) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(15), one S(19), one S(21), one S(23), one S(24), one S(3), one S(7), and one S(9) atom. In the eighth Ho site, Ho(8) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(16), one S(20), one S(22), one S(23), one S(24), one S(4), and one S(8) atom. In the ninth Ho site, Ho(9) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(15), one S(17), one S(22), one S(25), one S(26), one S(6), and one S(9) atom. In the tenth Ho site, Ho(10) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(12), one S(16), one S(18), one S(21), one S(25), one S(26), and one S(5) atom. In the eleventh Ho site, Ho(11) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(11), one S(15), one S(17), one S(20), one S(27), one S(28), and one S(7) atom. In the twelfth Ho site, Ho(12) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(12), one S(16), one S(18), one S(19), one S(2), one S(27), one S(28), and one S(8) atom. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(1), one S(13), one S(3), and one S(5) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(14), one S(2), one S(4), and one S(6) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(11), one S(16), one S(7), and one S(9) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(10), one S(12), one S(15), and one S(8) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one S(17), one S(20), one S(22), one S(24), one S(25), and one S(27) atom. There are twenty-eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(11), one Ho(2), one Ho(6), and one Ge(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(12), one Ho(5), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted SHo3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(2), one Ho(4), one Ho(7), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(3), one Ho(8), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(10), one Ho(4), one Ho(6), and one Ge(1) atom. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(3), one Ho(5), one Ho(9), and one Ge(2) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(11), one Ho(5), one Ho(7), and one Ge(3) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(12), one Ho(6), one Ho(8), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth S site, S(9) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(7), one Ho(9), and one Ge(3) atom. In the tenth S site, S(10) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(10), one Ho(2), one Ho(8), and one Ge(4) atom. In the eleventh S site, S(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(11), one Ho(4), one Ho(9), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twelfth S site, S(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ho(10), one Ho(12), one Ho(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the thirteenth S site, S(13) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(3), one Ho(5), and one Ge(1) atom to form SHo3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the fourteenth S site, S(14) is bonded to one Ho(2), one Ho(4), one Ho(6), and one Ge(2) atom to form SHo3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifteenth S site, S(15) is bonded to one Ho(11), one Ho(7), one Ho(9), and one Ge(4) atom to form SHo3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramids. In the sixteenth S site, S(16) is bonded to one Ho(10), one Ho(12), one Ho(8), and one Ge(3) atom to form SHo3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventeenth S site, S(17) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(11), one Ho(9), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SHo3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the eighteenth S site, S(18) is bonded to one Ho(1), one Ho(10), one Ho(12), and one Ho(2) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the nineteenth S site, S(19) is bonded to one Ho(12), one Ho(3), one Ho(4), and one Ho(7) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the twentieth S site, S(20) is bonded to one Ho(11), one Ho(4), one Ho(8), and one Ge(5) atom to form distorted SHo3Ge trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-first S site, S(21) is bonded to one Ho(10), one Ho(5), one Ho(6), and one Ho(7) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-second S site, S(22) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho(5), one Ho(6), one Ho(8), one Ho(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-third S site, S(23) is bonded to one Ho(3), one Ho(5), one Ho(7), and one Ho(8) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-fourth S site, S(24) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(4), one Ho(6), one Ho(7), one Ho(8), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-fifth S site, S(25) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(10), one Ho(6), one Ho(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-sixth S site, S(26) is bonded to one Ho(10), one Ho(2), one Ho(5), and one Ho(9) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(28)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(21)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. In the twenty-seventh S site, S(27) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(11), one Ho(12), one Ho(4), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-eighth S site, S(28) is bonded to one Ho(11), one Ho(12), one Ho(2), and one Ho(3) atom to form distorted SHo4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(15)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(16)Ho3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(17)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(20)Ho3Ge trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(23)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(26)Ho4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(18)Ho4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(19)Ho4 trigonal pyramid. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ho12Ge5S28
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.819
_cell_length_b   11.368
_cell_length_c   11.379
_cell_angle_alpha   96.555
_cell_angle_beta   115.546
_cell_angle_gamma   115.573
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   960.746
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.064  0.932  0.298  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.592  0.466  0.813  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.925  0.702  0.576  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.413  0.182  0.050  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  0.402  0.749  0.530  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.870  0.234  0.997  1.0
  Ho  Ho6  1  0.916  0.038  0.694  1.0
  Ho  Ho7  1  0.431  0.570  0.202  1.0
  Ho  Ho8  1  0.086  0.318  0.454  1.0
  Ho  Ho9  1  0.586  0.806  0.929  1.0
  Ho  Ho10  1  0.635  0.271  0.499  1.0
  Ho  Ho11  1  0.104  0.758  0.979  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.412  0.084  0.747  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.919  0.580  0.251  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.668  0.001  0.334  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.169  0.502  0.836  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.231  0.232  0.232  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.648  0.246  0.749  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.167  0.734  0.261  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.304  0.213  0.782  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.803  0.699  0.296  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.532  0.046  0.946  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.029  0.546  0.452  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.586  0.009  0.489  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.089  0.508  0.993  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.943  0.040  0.457  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.443  0.540  0.963  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.718  0.203  0.299  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.219  0.700  0.798  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.225  0.891  0.558  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.725  0.391  0.058  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.978  0.302  0.652  1.0
  S  S32  1  0.476  0.818  0.135  1.0
  S  S33  1  0.315  0.224  0.461  1.0
  S  S34  1  0.834  0.735  0.002  1.0
  S  S35  1  0.083  0.915  0.819  1.0
  S  S36  1  0.533  0.390  0.297  1.0
  S  S37  1  0.689  0.950  0.782  1.0
  S  S38  1  0.178  0.417  0.271  1.0
  S  S39  1  0.646  0.744  0.482  1.0
  S  S40  1  0.152  0.240  0.995  1.0
  S  S41  1  0.915  0.073  0.161  1.0
  S  S42  1  0.402  0.564  0.662  1.0
  S  S43  1  0.284  0.038  0.195  1.0
  S  S44  1  0.793  0.532  0.695  1.0
[/CIF]
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