The compound described by Mn4Co4GeSi3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), two equivalent Co(3), two equivalent Co(4), two equivalent Ge(1), one Si(2), and two equivalent Si(3) atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), two equivalent Co(3), two equivalent Co(4), two equivalent Ge(1), one Si(1), and two equivalent Si(3) atoms. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), one Ge(1), two equivalent Si(1), and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), one Si(3), two equivalent Si(1), and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), one Si(1), one Si(2), and two equivalent Si(3) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), two equivalent Ge(1), one Si(1), and one Si(2) atom. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(4), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(1), one Si(3), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(4), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(1), one Si(3), and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), one Co(3), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), one Co(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(3) atoms. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), one Co(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. In the third Si site, Si(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mn(4), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), one Co(3), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Mn4Co4Si3Ge
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.683
_cell_length_b   5.765
_cell_length_c   6.920
_cell_angle_alpha   89.685
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   146.944
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.000  0.535  0.687  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.000  0.022  0.820  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.500  0.478  0.309  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.500  0.974  0.184  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.000  0.658  0.061  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.000  0.153  0.432  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.500  0.343  0.946  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.500  0.834  0.560  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.000  0.267  0.122  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.000  0.766  0.376  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.500  0.733  0.880  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.500  0.237  0.622  1.0
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The compound described by Mn4Co4GeSi3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), two equivalent Co(3), two equivalent Co(4), two equivalent Ge(1), one Si(2), and two equivalent Si(3) atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), two equivalent Co(3), two equivalent Co(4), two equivalent Ge(1), one Si(1), and two equivalent Si(3) atoms. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), one Ge(1), two equivalent Si(1), and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), one Si(3), two equivalent Si(1), and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), one Si(1), one Si(2), and two equivalent Si(3) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), two equivalent Ge(1), one Si(1), and one Si(2) atom. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(4), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(1), one Si(3), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(4), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), one Ge(1), one Si(3), and two equivalent Si(2) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), one Co(3), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), one Co(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(3) atoms. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), one Co(1), one Co(2), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. In the third Si site, Si(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mn(4), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), one Co(3), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Mn4Co4Si3Ge
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.683
_cell_length_b   5.765
_cell_length_c   6.920
_cell_angle_alpha   89.685
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   146.944
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.000  0.535  0.687  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.000  0.022  0.820  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.500  0.478  0.309  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.500  0.974  0.184  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.000  0.658  0.061  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.000  0.153  0.432  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.500  0.343  0.946  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.500  0.834  0.560  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.000  0.267  0.122  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.000  0.766  0.376  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.500  0.733  0.880  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.500  0.237  0.622  1.0
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