MgWO4 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-55°. W(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-55°. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) and one W(1) atom.
MgWO4 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-55°. Both Mg(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.06 Å. There are two shorter (2.07 Å) and two longer (2.15 Å) Mg(1)-O(1) bond lengths. W(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-55°. Both W(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.80 Å. There are two shorter (1.91 Å) and two longer (2.13 Å) W(1)-O(2) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) and one W(1) atom.