Mg2La is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Mg(1) and six equivalent La(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgLa6Mg6 cuboctahedra. La(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Mg(1) and four equivalent La(1) atoms.
Mg2La is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Mg(1) and six equivalent La(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing MgLa6Mg6 cuboctahedra. All Mg(1)-Mg(1) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. All Mg(1)-La(1) bond lengths are 3.64 Å. La(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Mg(1) and four equivalent La(1) atoms. All La(1)-La(1) bond lengths are 3.80 Å.