The structure described by Yb2Te5O13 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(12), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(9) atom. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted YbO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent Te(5)O5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one Te(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Yb(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid. There are five inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(10), one O(2), and one O(4) atom. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form distorted TeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Yb(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Te(5)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Yb(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(12), one O(3), and one O(6) atom. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(9), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted TeO5 square pyramids that share corners with three equivalent Yb(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Te(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Te(5)O5 square pyramid. There are thirteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one Te(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Te(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one Te(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Yb(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2) and two equivalent Te(5) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Yb(2) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(1), one Te(2), and one Te(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Te(1) and one Te(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(3) and one Te(5) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Te(2), and one Te(4) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Yb(1) and one Te(3) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Yb2Te5O13
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.004
_cell_length_b   8.797
_cell_length_c   10.057
_cell_angle_alpha   85.364
_cell_angle_beta   86.226
_cell_angle_gamma   76.888
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   600.800
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.985  0.239  0.250  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.438  0.444  0.173  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.562  0.556  0.827  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.015  0.761  0.750  1.0
  Te  Te4  1  0.305  0.349  0.518  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.727  0.152  0.996  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.916  0.179  0.633  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.084  0.821  0.367  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.471  0.934  0.721  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.273  0.848  0.004  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.529  0.066  0.279  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.863  0.626  0.098  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.695  0.651  0.482  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.137  0.374  0.902  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.764  0.478  0.208  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.077  0.278  0.470  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.691  0.794  0.782  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.315  0.498  0.380  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.122  0.494  0.090  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.878  0.506  0.910  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.642  0.982  0.082  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.454  0.662  0.034  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.239  0.897  0.184  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.027  0.828  0.970  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.497  0.819  0.548  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.060  0.279  0.736  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.309  0.206  0.218  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.685  0.502  0.620  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.546  0.338  0.966  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.324  0.788  0.799  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.916  0.014  0.362  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.973  0.172  0.030  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.923  0.722  0.530  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.358  0.018  0.918  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.761  0.103  0.816  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.236  0.522  0.792  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.503  0.181  0.452  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.940  0.721  0.264  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.084  0.986  0.638  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.676  0.212  0.201  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Yb2Te5O13 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(12), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(9) atom. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted YbO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent Te(5)O5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one Te(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Yb(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid. There are five inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(10), one O(2), and one O(4) atom. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form distorted TeO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Yb(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Te(5)O5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Yb(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(12), one O(3), and one O(6) atom. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(9), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted TeO5 square pyramids that share corners with three equivalent Yb(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Te(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Te(5)O5 square pyramid. There are thirteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one Te(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Te(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one Te(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Yb(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2) and two equivalent Te(5) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Yb(2) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(1), one Te(2), and one Te(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Te(1) and one Te(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(3) and one Te(5) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Te(2), and one Te(4) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Yb(1) and one Te(3) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Yb2Te5O13
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.004
_cell_length_b   8.797
_cell_length_c   10.057
_cell_angle_alpha   85.364
_cell_angle_beta   86.226
_cell_angle_gamma   76.888
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   600.800
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.985  0.239  0.250  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.438  0.444  0.173  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.562  0.556  0.827  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.015  0.761  0.750  1.0
  Te  Te4  1  0.305  0.349  0.518  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.727  0.152  0.996  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.916  0.179  0.633  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.084  0.821  0.367  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.471  0.934  0.721  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.273  0.848  0.004  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.529  0.066  0.279  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.863  0.626  0.098  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.695  0.651  0.482  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.137  0.374  0.902  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.764  0.478  0.208  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.077  0.278  0.470  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.691  0.794  0.782  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.315  0.498  0.380  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.122  0.494  0.090  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.878  0.506  0.910  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.642  0.982  0.082  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.454  0.662  0.034  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.239  0.897  0.184  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.027  0.828  0.970  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.497  0.819  0.548  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.060  0.279  0.736  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.309  0.206  0.218  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.685  0.502  0.620  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.546  0.338  0.966  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.324  0.788  0.799  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.916  0.014  0.362  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.973  0.172  0.030  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.923  0.722  0.530  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.358  0.018  0.918  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.761  0.103  0.816  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.236  0.522  0.792  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.503  0.181  0.452  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.940  0.721  0.264  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.084  0.986  0.638  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.676  0.212  0.201  1.0
[/CIF]
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