The material structure described by MgTi2O4 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. There are six inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to one O(9) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(5)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-61°. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to one O(2) and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-61°. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(4)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to one O(5) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-60°. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(5) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(11) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(6)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(6) is bonded to one O(12) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ti(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. There are six inequivalent Ti sites. In the first Ti site, Ti(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ti(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ti(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Ti site, Ti(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ti(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ti(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra. In the third Ti site, Ti(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(7) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mg(6)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Ti site, Ti(4) is bonded to one O(10) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form TiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-57°. In the fifth Ti site, Ti(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(9), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mg(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ti(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ti(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Ti site, Ti(6) is bonded to one O(6) and three equivalent O(11) atoms to form TiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(5)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-61°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Mg(5), and two equivalent Ti(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(2) and three equivalent Ti(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(2), one Mg(3), and two equivalent Ti(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(3), one Ti(4), and two equivalent Ti(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Mg(4) and three equivalent Ti(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OMgTi3 tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ti(6) and three equivalent Ti(1) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(4), one Ti(3), and two equivalent Ti(5) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Mg(6), one Ti(3), and two equivalent Ti(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMgTi3 trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1) and three equivalent Ti(5) atoms. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ti(4) and three equivalent Ti(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(5), one Ti(6), and two equivalent Ti(5) atoms. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Mg(6) and three equivalent Ti(5) atoms to form corner-sharing OMgTi3 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgTi2O4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.979
_cell_length_b   5.979
_cell_length_c   15.033
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   465.467
_cell_formula_units_Z   6
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
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.667  0.333  0.955  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.333  0.667  0.624  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.000  0.000  0.661  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.000  0.000  0.301  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.333  0.667  0.999  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.333  0.667  0.371  1.0
  Ti  Ti6  1  0.161  0.322  0.835  1.0
  Ti  Ti7  1  0.678  0.839  0.835  1.0
  Ti  Ti8  1  0.828  0.655  0.499  1.0
  Ti  Ti9  1  0.161  0.839  0.835  1.0
  Ti  Ti10  1  0.345  0.172  0.499  1.0
  Ti  Ti11  1  0.667  0.333  0.322  1.0
  Ti  Ti12  1  0.667  0.333  0.712  1.0
  Ti  Ti13  1  0.512  0.024  0.172  1.0
  Ti  Ti14  1  0.828  0.172  0.499  1.0
  Ti  Ti15  1  0.976  0.488  0.172  1.0
  Ti  Ti16  1  0.512  0.488  0.172  1.0
  Ti  Ti17  1  0.000  0.000  0.050  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.489  0.977  0.909  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.333  0.667  0.758  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.023  0.511  0.909  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.489  0.511  0.909  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.155  0.311  0.575  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.840  0.160  0.750  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.000  0.000  0.430  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.319  0.160  0.750  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.000  0.000  0.924  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.689  0.845  0.575  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.155  0.845  0.575  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.840  0.681  0.750  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.831  0.662  0.250  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.513  0.487  0.417  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.974  0.487  0.417  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.667  0.333  0.086  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.667  0.333  0.585  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.338  0.169  0.250  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.831  0.169  0.250  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.513  0.026  0.417  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.174  0.826  0.087  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.652  0.826  0.087  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.333  0.667  0.238  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.174  0.348  0.087  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material structure described by MgTi2O4 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. There are six inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to one O(9) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(5)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-61°. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to one O(2) and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-61°. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(4)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to one O(5) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-60°. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(5) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(11) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(6)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(6) is bonded to one O(12) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form MgO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ti(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-62°. There are six inequivalent Ti sites. In the first Ti site, Ti(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ti(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ti(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Ti site, Ti(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ti(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ti(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra. In the third Ti site, Ti(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(7) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mg(6)O4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Ti site, Ti(4) is bonded to one O(10) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form TiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-57°. In the fifth Ti site, Ti(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(9), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mg(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mg(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ti(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ti(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Ti site, Ti(6) is bonded to one O(6) and three equivalent O(11) atoms to form TiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(5)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ti(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ti(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-61°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Mg(5), and two equivalent Ti(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(2) and three equivalent Ti(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(2), one Mg(3), and two equivalent Ti(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(3), one Ti(4), and two equivalent Ti(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Mg(4) and three equivalent Ti(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OMgTi3 tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ti(6) and three equivalent Ti(1) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(4), one Ti(3), and two equivalent Ti(5) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Mg(6), one Ti(3), and two equivalent Ti(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMgTi3 trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1) and three equivalent Ti(5) atoms. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ti(4) and three equivalent Ti(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(5), one Ti(6), and two equivalent Ti(5) atoms. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Mg(6) and three equivalent Ti(5) atoms to form corner-sharing OMgTi3 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgTi2O4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.979
_cell_length_b   5.979
_cell_length_c   15.033
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   465.467
_cell_formula_units_Z   6
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_y
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.667  0.333  0.955  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.333  0.667  0.624  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.000  0.000  0.661  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.000  0.000  0.301  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.333  0.667  0.999  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.333  0.667  0.371  1.0
  Ti  Ti6  1  0.161  0.322  0.835  1.0
  Ti  Ti7  1  0.678  0.839  0.835  1.0
  Ti  Ti8  1  0.828  0.655  0.499  1.0
  Ti  Ti9  1  0.161  0.839  0.835  1.0
  Ti  Ti10  1  0.345  0.172  0.499  1.0
  Ti  Ti11  1  0.667  0.333  0.322  1.0
  Ti  Ti12  1  0.667  0.333  0.712  1.0
  Ti  Ti13  1  0.512  0.024  0.172  1.0
  Ti  Ti14  1  0.828  0.172  0.499  1.0
  Ti  Ti15  1  0.976  0.488  0.172  1.0
  Ti  Ti16  1  0.512  0.488  0.172  1.0
  Ti  Ti17  1  0.000  0.000  0.050  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.489  0.977  0.909  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.333  0.667  0.758  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.023  0.511  0.909  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.489  0.511  0.909  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.155  0.311  0.575  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.840  0.160  0.750  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.000  0.000  0.430  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.319  0.160  0.750  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.000  0.000  0.924  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.689  0.845  0.575  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.155  0.845  0.575  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.840  0.681  0.750  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.831  0.662  0.250  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.513  0.487  0.417  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.974  0.487  0.417  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.667  0.333  0.086  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.667  0.333  0.585  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.338  0.169  0.250  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.831  0.169  0.250  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.513  0.026  0.417  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.174  0.826  0.087  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.652  0.826  0.087  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.333  0.667  0.238  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.174  0.348  0.087  1.0
[/CIF]
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