The crystal structure described by Mg2Si crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Si(1) and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Si(2) and three equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Si(2) and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Si(1) and three equivalent Si(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(3), three equivalent Mg(2), and one Si(2) atom. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Mg(2), one Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(1), three equivalent Mg(4), and one Si(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Mg2Si
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.514
_cell_length_b   6.183
_cell_length_c   7.540
_cell_angle_alpha   85.717
_cell_angle_beta   71.400
_cell_angle_gamma   83.689
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   241.962
_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  0.230  0.633  0.518  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.803  0.920  0.898  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.764  0.875  0.451  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.824  0.424  0.866  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.236  0.125  0.549  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.197  0.080  0.102  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.176  0.576  0.134  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.770  0.367  0.482  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.617  0.203  0.208  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.359  0.394  0.797  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.383  0.797  0.792  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.641  0.606  0.203  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Mg2Si crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Si(1) and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Si(2) and three equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Si(2) and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Si(1) and three equivalent Si(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(3), three equivalent Mg(2), and one Si(2) atom. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Mg(2), one Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(1), three equivalent Mg(4), and one Si(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Mg2Si
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.514
_cell_length_b   6.183
_cell_length_c   7.540
_cell_angle_alpha   85.717
_cell_angle_beta   71.400
_cell_angle_gamma   83.689
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   241.962
_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  0.230  0.633  0.518  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.803  0.920  0.898  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.764  0.875  0.451  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.824  0.424  0.866  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.236  0.125  0.549  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.197  0.080  0.102  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.176  0.576  0.134  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.770  0.367  0.482  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.617  0.203  0.208  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.359  0.394  0.797  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.383  0.797  0.792  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.641  0.606  0.203  1.0
[/CIF]
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