The crystal structure described by Fe17InO24 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. There are eight inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to one O(4), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(8)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Fe(7)O6 octahedra. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-58°. In the fourth Fe site, Fe(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form FeO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Fe site, Fe(5) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-59°. In the sixth Fe site, Fe(6) is bonded to one O(3), one O(5), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(8)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Fe(7)O6 octahedra. In the seventh Fe site, Fe(7) is bonded to one O(10), one O(9), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Fe(7)O6 octahedra. In the eighth Fe site, Fe(8) is bonded to two equivalent O(10) and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-60°. In(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form InO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Fe(6)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(7)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-60°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(2), one Fe(3), and one Fe(4) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(5), and two equivalent Fe(4) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Fe(6), two equivalent Fe(4), and one In(1) atom to form distorted OInFe3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Fe4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)InFe3 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent O(9)InFe3 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(5), and two equivalent Fe(7) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Fe(3), one Fe(6), and two equivalent Fe(7) atoms to form distorted OFe4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)InFe3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(9)InFe3 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Fe4 trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(3), and two equivalent Fe(4) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(8), and two equivalent Fe(4) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(4), one Fe(5), and one Fe(6) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Fe(7), two equivalent Fe(2), and one In(1) atom to form distorted OInFe3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(9)InFe3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Fe4 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(3)InFe3 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)InFe3 trigonal pyramid. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(7), one Fe(8), and two equivalent Fe(6) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_InFe17O24
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.477
_cell_length_b   10.477
_cell_length_c   10.477
_cell_angle_alpha   146.716
_cell_angle_beta   131.530
_cell_angle_gamma   60.068
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   468.151
_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
  In  In0  1  0.870  0.000  0.870  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.755  0.252  0.503  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.921  0.418  0.504  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.965  0.835  0.130  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.916  0.915  0.495  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.916  0.421  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.200  0.334  0.866  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.086  0.582  0.504  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.251  0.748  0.503  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.407  0.916  0.492  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.295  0.165  0.130  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.252  0.255  0.507  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.252  0.745  0.997  1.0
  Fe  Fe13  1  0.579  0.579  0.495  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.579  0.085  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.531  0.666  0.866  1.0
  Fe  Fe16  1  0.576  0.084  0.492  1.0
  Fe  Fe17  1  0.636  0.500  0.136  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.837  0.105  0.271  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.837  0.567  0.732  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.987  0.251  0.736  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.820  0.092  0.728  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.151  0.419  0.732  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.181  0.922  0.259  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.008  0.749  0.259  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.857  0.583  0.274  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.165  0.895  0.732  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.165  0.433  0.271  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.326  0.598  0.259  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.010  0.714  0.725  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.010  0.286  0.296  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.326  0.067  0.728  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.313  0.581  0.732  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.485  0.749  0.736  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.636  0.908  0.728  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.338  0.078  0.259  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.510  0.251  0.259  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.690  0.417  0.274  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.498  0.238  0.735  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.498  0.762  0.260  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.661  0.933  0.259  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.661  0.402  0.728  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by Fe17InO24 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. There are eight inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to one O(4), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(8)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Fe(7)O6 octahedra. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-58°. In the fourth Fe site, Fe(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form FeO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Fe site, Fe(5) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-59°. In the sixth Fe site, Fe(6) is bonded to one O(3), one O(5), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(8)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Fe(7)O6 octahedra. In the seventh Fe site, Fe(7) is bonded to one O(10), one O(9), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Fe(7)O6 octahedra. In the eighth Fe site, Fe(8) is bonded to two equivalent O(10) and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form corner-sharing FeO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-60°. In(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form InO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Fe(6)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(7)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Fe(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-60°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(2), one Fe(3), and one Fe(4) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(5), and two equivalent Fe(4) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Fe(6), two equivalent Fe(4), and one In(1) atom to form distorted OInFe3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Fe4 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(3)InFe3 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent O(9)InFe3 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(5), and two equivalent Fe(7) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Fe(3), one Fe(6), and two equivalent Fe(7) atoms to form distorted OFe4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)InFe3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(9)InFe3 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Fe4 trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(3), and two equivalent Fe(4) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(8), and two equivalent Fe(4) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(4), one Fe(5), and one Fe(6) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Fe(7), two equivalent Fe(2), and one In(1) atom to form distorted OInFe3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(9)InFe3 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Fe4 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(3)InFe3 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)InFe3 trigonal pyramid. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(7), one Fe(8), and two equivalent Fe(6) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_InFe17O24
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.477
_cell_length_b   10.477
_cell_length_c   10.477
_cell_angle_alpha   146.716
_cell_angle_beta   131.530
_cell_angle_gamma   60.068
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   468.151
_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
  In  In0  1  0.870  0.000  0.870  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.755  0.252  0.503  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.921  0.418  0.504  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.965  0.835  0.130  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.916  0.915  0.495  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.916  0.421  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.200  0.334  0.866  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.086  0.582  0.504  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.251  0.748  0.503  1.0
  Fe  Fe9  1  0.407  0.916  0.492  1.0
  Fe  Fe10  1  0.295  0.165  0.130  1.0
  Fe  Fe11  1  0.252  0.255  0.507  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.252  0.745  0.997  1.0
  Fe  Fe13  1  0.579  0.579  0.495  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.579  0.085  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.531  0.666  0.866  1.0
  Fe  Fe16  1  0.576  0.084  0.492  1.0
  Fe  Fe17  1  0.636  0.500  0.136  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.837  0.105  0.271  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.837  0.567  0.732  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.987  0.251  0.736  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.820  0.092  0.728  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.151  0.419  0.732  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.181  0.922  0.259  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.008  0.749  0.259  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.857  0.583  0.274  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.165  0.895  0.732  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.165  0.433  0.271  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.326  0.598  0.259  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.010  0.714  0.725  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.010  0.286  0.296  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.326  0.067  0.728  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.313  0.581  0.732  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.485  0.749  0.736  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.636  0.908  0.728  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.338  0.078  0.259  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.510  0.251  0.259  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.690  0.417  0.274  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.498  0.238  0.735  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.498  0.762  0.260  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.661  0.933  0.259  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.661  0.402  0.728  1.0
[/CIF]
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