The material structure described by Mg(GeN)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnna space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent N(2) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NMgGe3 trigonal pyramids. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NMgGe3 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mg(GeN)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.873
_cell_length_b   11.433
_cell_length_c   7.156
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   480.496
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.828  0.250  0.750  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.672  0.750  0.750  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.172  0.750  0.250  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.328  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.325  0.351  0.664  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.175  0.649  0.664  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.325  0.149  0.836  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.175  0.851  0.836  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.675  0.649  0.336  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.825  0.351  0.336  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.675  0.851  0.164  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.825  0.149  0.164  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.750  0.500  0.090  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.750  0.000  0.410  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.250  0.500  0.910  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.250  0.000  0.590  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.750  0.500  0.706  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.750  0.000  0.794  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.250  0.500  0.294  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.250  0.000  0.206  1.0
  N  N20  1  0.640  0.367  0.562  1.0
  N  N21  1  0.860  0.633  0.562  1.0
  N  N22  1  0.640  0.133  0.938  1.0
  N  N23  1  0.860  0.867  0.938  1.0
  N  N24  1  0.360  0.633  0.438  1.0
  N  N25  1  0.140  0.367  0.438  1.0
  N  N26  1  0.360  0.867  0.062  1.0
  N  N27  1  0.140  0.133  0.062  1.0
  N  N28  1  0.917  0.088  0.618  1.0
  N  N29  1  0.583  0.912  0.618  1.0
  N  N30  1  0.917  0.412  0.882  1.0
  N  N31  1  0.583  0.588  0.882  1.0
  N  N32  1  0.083  0.912  0.382  1.0
  N  N33  1  0.417  0.088  0.382  1.0
  N  N34  1  0.083  0.588  0.118  1.0
  N  N35  1  0.417  0.412  0.118  1.0
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The material structure described by Mg(GeN)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnna space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent N(2) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NMgGe3 trigonal pyramids. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing NMgGe3 trigonal pyramids. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mg(GeN)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.873
_cell_length_b   11.433
_cell_length_c   7.156
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   480.496
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.828  0.250  0.750  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.672  0.750  0.750  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.172  0.750  0.250  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.328  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.325  0.351  0.664  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.175  0.649  0.664  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.325  0.149  0.836  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.175  0.851  0.836  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.675  0.649  0.336  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.825  0.351  0.336  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.675  0.851  0.164  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.825  0.149  0.164  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.750  0.500  0.090  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.750  0.000  0.410  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.250  0.500  0.910  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.250  0.000  0.590  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.750  0.500  0.706  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.750  0.000  0.794  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.250  0.500  0.294  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.250  0.000  0.206  1.0
  N  N20  1  0.640  0.367  0.562  1.0
  N  N21  1  0.860  0.633  0.562  1.0
  N  N22  1  0.640  0.133  0.938  1.0
  N  N23  1  0.860  0.867  0.938  1.0
  N  N24  1  0.360  0.633  0.438  1.0
  N  N25  1  0.140  0.367  0.438  1.0
  N  N26  1  0.360  0.867  0.062  1.0
  N  N27  1  0.140  0.133  0.062  1.0
  N  N28  1  0.917  0.088  0.618  1.0
  N  N29  1  0.583  0.912  0.618  1.0
  N  N30  1  0.917  0.412  0.882  1.0
  N  N31  1  0.583  0.588  0.882  1.0
  N  N32  1  0.083  0.912  0.382  1.0
  N  N33  1  0.417  0.088  0.382  1.0
  N  N34  1  0.083  0.588  0.118  1.0
  N  N35  1  0.417  0.412  0.118  1.0
[/CIF]
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