MgCd crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to five equivalent Mg(1) and seven equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg5Cd7 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, edges with ten equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to seven equivalent Mg(1) and five equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted CdMg7Cd5 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, edges with ten equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra.
MgCd crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to five equivalent Mg(1) and seven equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted MgMg5Cd7 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, edges with ten equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Mg(1)-Mg(1) bond distances ranging from 3.09-3.24 Å. There are a spread of Mg(1)-Cd(1) bond distances ranging from 3.02-3.11 Å. Cd(1) is bonded to seven equivalent Mg(1) and five equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted CdMg7Cd5 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, edges with ten equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Cd(1)Mg7Cd5 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Mg5Cd7 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Cd(1)-Cd(1) bond distances ranging from 3.09-3.24 Å.