The material structure described by Mg6CrCu is beta Cu3Ti-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are seven inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1,1); four equivalent Mg(3); and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(2); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cr2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. Cr(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form CrMg10Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra. Cu(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(2); four Mg(1,1,1); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms to form CuMg10Cr2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mg6CrCu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.909
_cell_length_b   6.101
_cell_length_c   6.101
_cell_angle_alpha   119.965
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   158.303
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Cr  Cr0  1  0.500  0.330  0.670  1.0
  Cu  Cu1  1  0.000  0.171  0.829  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.000  0.654  0.831  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.000  0.169  0.346  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.000  0.667  0.333  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.500  0.847  0.673  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.500  0.327  0.153  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.500  0.835  0.165  1.0
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The material structure described by Mg6CrCu is beta Cu3Ti-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are seven inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1,1); four equivalent Mg(3); and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(2); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cr2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra. Cr(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form CrMg10Cu2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra. Cu(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(2); four Mg(1,1,1); four Mg(3,3); and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms to form CuMg10Cr2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(2)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cr(1)Mg10Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cu(1)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(3,3)Mg8Cr2Cu2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cr2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mg6CrCu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.909
_cell_length_b   6.101
_cell_length_c   6.101
_cell_angle_alpha   119.965
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   158.303
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Cr  Cr0  1  0.500  0.330  0.670  1.0
  Cu  Cu1  1  0.000  0.171  0.829  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.000  0.654  0.831  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.000  0.169  0.346  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.000  0.667  0.333  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.500  0.847  0.673  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.500  0.327  0.153  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.500  0.835  0.165  1.0
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