The material structure described by Mg6VW crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are four 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 V(1), and two equivalent W(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8V2W2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent V(1), and two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10V2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent W(1) atoms. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent W(1) atoms to form VMg10W2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra. W(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form WMg10V2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg6VW
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.154
_cell_length_b   6.154
_cell_length_c   4.913
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   123.693
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   154.811
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.327  0.171  0.500  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.829  0.673  0.500  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.170  0.343  0.000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.657  0.830  0.000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.680  0.320  0.000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.181  0.819  0.000  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.830  0.170  0.500  1.0
  W  W7  1  0.326  0.674  0.500  1.0
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The material structure described by Mg6VW crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are four 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 V(1), and two equivalent W(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg8V2W2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), two equivalent Mg(4), two equivalent V(1), and two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg10V2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent W(1) atoms. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(3), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent W(1) atoms to form VMg10W2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra. W(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(1), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form WMg10V2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent V(1)Mg10W2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent W(1)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg8V2W2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(3)Mg10V2 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Mg6VW
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.154
_cell_length_b   6.154
_cell_length_c   4.913
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   123.693
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   154.811
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.327  0.171  0.500  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.829  0.673  0.500  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.170  0.343  0.000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.657  0.830  0.000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.680  0.320  0.000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.181  0.819  0.000  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.830  0.170  0.500  1.0
  W  W7  1  0.326  0.674  0.500  1.0
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