data_MgGaP3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.84
_cell_length_b   4.84
_cell_length_c   4.84
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MgGaP3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg1 Ga1 P3'
_cell_volume   113.3
_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  Mg3  1  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.42  0.42  0.42  1.0
  P  P0  1  0.0  0.42  0.0  1.0
  P  P1  1  0.0  0.0  0.42  1.0
  P  P2  1  0.42  0.0  0.0  1.0

data_MgGaP3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   R3m
_cell_length_a   6.84
_cell_length_b   6.84
_cell_length_c   8.38
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   120.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   160
_chemical_formula_structural   MgGaP3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg3 Ga3 P9'
_cell_volume   339.89
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
  2  '-y, x-y, z'
  3  '-x+y, -x, z'
  4  '-y, -x, z'
  5  '-x+y, y, z'
  6  'x, x-y, z'
  7  'x+1/3, y+2/3, z+2/3'
  8  '-y+1/3, x-y+2/3, z+2/3'
  9  '-x+y+1/3, -x+2/3, z+2/3'
  10  '-y+1/3, -x+2/3, z+2/3'
  11  '-x+y+1/3, y+2/3, z+2/3'
  12  'x+1/3, x-y+2/3, z+2/3'
  13  'x+2/3, y+1/3, z+1/3'
  14  '-y+2/3, x-y+1/3, z+1/3'
  15  '-x+y+2/3, -x+1/3, z+1/3'
  16  '-y+2/3, -x+1/3, z+1/3'
  17  '-x+y+2/3, y+1/3, z+1/3'
  18  'x+2/3, x-y+1/3, z+1/3'
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  3  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  3  0.0  0.0  0.42  1.0
  P  P2  9  0.19  0.39  0.81  1.0

Mg Ga P P P
Mg Ga P P P 0 4 o o o 0 3 o o o 0 2 o o o 0 1 o o o 1 3 o o o 1 3 o + o 1 3 + o o 1 2 o o o 1 2 o o + 1 2 + o o 1 4 o o o 1 4 o o + 1 4 o + o 
MgGaP3 crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent P(1) atoms to form corner-sharing MgP6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. There are three shorter (2.03 Å) and three longer (2.81 Å) Mg(1)-P(1) bond lengths. Ga(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P(1) atoms. All Ga(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. P(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) and one Ga(1) atom.