“…A number of ~R 2 T 3 X 4 compounds, where R is a heavy rare-earth metal, T is a IVB group element, and X is a IVA group element, form in the systems {Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Еr,Tm,Yb,Lu}-{Ti,Zr,Hf}-{Si,Ge} [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Their crystal structures belong to two different structure types: Sc 2 Re 3 Si 4 [11], which is an ordered derivative of the binary Zr 5 Si 4 type [12] (Pearson symbol tP36, space group P4 1 2 1 2), and Ce 2 Sc 3 Si 4 [13], which is an ordered derivative of the binary Sm 5 Ge 4 type [14] (oP36, Pnma).…”