The structure described by MgV2(GeO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a distorted pentagonal planar geometry to one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Ge(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-63°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-60°. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-46°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-63°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Mg(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one V(2), and one Ge(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Ge(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one V(1), one Ge(1), and one Ge(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one Ge(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgV2(GeO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.641
_cell_length_b   6.897
_cell_length_c   6.727
_cell_angle_alpha   82.951
_cell_angle_beta   74.579
_cell_angle_gamma   77.528
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   245.764
_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  0.340  0.820  0.463  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.765  0.917  0.098  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.268  0.090  0.921  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.782  0.389  0.200  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.735  0.772  0.653  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.186  0.606  0.871  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.258  0.241  0.385  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.457  0.422  0.333  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.060  0.675  0.636  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.493  0.636  0.687  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.949  0.370  0.394  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.247  0.088  0.618  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.281  0.361  0.957  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.723  0.857  0.397  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.815  0.610  0.036  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.878  0.175  0.059  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.636  0.957  0.838  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.138  0.827  0.001  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.359  0.036  0.215  1.0
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The structure described by MgV2(GeO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a distorted pentagonal planar geometry to one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Ge(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-63°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-60°. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-46°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-63°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Mg(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one V(2), and one Ge(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Ge(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one V(1), one Ge(1), and one Ge(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one Ge(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgV2(GeO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.641
_cell_length_b   6.897
_cell_length_c   6.727
_cell_angle_alpha   82.951
_cell_angle_beta   74.579
_cell_angle_gamma   77.528
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   245.764
_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  0.340  0.820  0.463  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.765  0.917  0.098  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.268  0.090  0.921  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.782  0.389  0.200  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.735  0.772  0.653  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.186  0.606  0.871  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.258  0.241  0.385  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.457  0.422  0.333  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.060  0.675  0.636  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.493  0.636  0.687  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.949  0.370  0.394  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.247  0.088  0.618  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.281  0.361  0.957  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.723  0.857  0.397  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.815  0.610  0.036  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.878  0.175  0.059  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.636  0.957  0.838  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.138  0.827  0.001  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.359  0.036  0.215  1.0
[/CIF]
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