MgAlSbO4 is Ilmenite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra and edges with four equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra. Al(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra and edges with four equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra. Sb(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), two equivalent Al(1), and one Sb(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMgAl2Sb trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), one Al(1), and one Sb(1) atom.
MgAlSbO4 is Ilmenite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra and edges with four equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra. Both Mg(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. There are two shorter (2.06 Å) and two longer (2.11 Å) Mg(1)-O(2) bond lengths. Al(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form AlO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Al(1)O6 octahedra and edges with four equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra. Both Al(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. There are two shorter (1.92 Å) and two longer (2.00 Å) Al(1)-O(1) bond lengths. Sb(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(2) atoms. Both Sb(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.39 Å. Both Sb(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.14 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), two equivalent Al(1), and one Sb(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OMgAl2Sb trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), one Al(1), and one Sb(1) atom.