The material structure described by LiMg6Cd crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four Mg(1,1,1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form LiMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. There are seven inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1); two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1); and four Mg(2,2) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1); two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1,1); and four Mg(2,2) atoms to form CdLi2Mg10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiMg6Cd
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.123
_cell_length_b   6.287
_cell_length_c   6.287
_cell_angle_alpha   119.879
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   175.553
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Cd  Cd0  1  0.500  0.666  0.334  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.500  0.167  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.500  0.167  0.335  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.500  0.665  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  1.000  0.333  0.164  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  1.000  0.836  0.667  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.000  0.332  0.668  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.000  0.833  0.167  1.0
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The material structure described by LiMg6Cd crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four Mg(1,1,1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form LiMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. There are seven inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the third Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1); two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1); and four Mg(2,2) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3); four Mg(1,1); four Mg(2,2); and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgLi2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1); two equivalent Mg(4); four Mg(1,1,1); and four Mg(2,2) atoms to form CdLi2Mg10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; corners with six equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Li(1)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Mg(4)Mg10Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Cd(1)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(1,1,1)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; faces with four Mg(2,2)Li2Mg8Cd2 cuboctahedra; and faces with six equivalent Mg(3)Li2Mg10 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiMg6Cd
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.123
_cell_length_b   6.287
_cell_length_c   6.287
_cell_angle_alpha   119.879
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   175.553
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Cd  Cd0  1  0.500  0.666  0.334  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.500  0.167  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.500  0.167  0.335  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.500  0.665  0.833  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  1.000  0.333  0.164  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  1.000  0.836  0.667  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.000  0.332  0.668  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.000  0.833  0.167  1.0
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