The structure described by Co3Ni3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-54°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-54°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-55°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Ni(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Ni(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Ni(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Ni(2) and one Te(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Co3Ni3(TeO8)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.835
_cell_length_b   5.835
_cell_length_c   9.134
_cell_angle_alpha   87.426
_cell_angle_beta   87.426
_cell_angle_gamma   58.717
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   265.382
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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loop_
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 _atom_site_fract_y
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  Co  Co0  1  0.343  0.836  0.785  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.836  0.343  0.785  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.171  0.171  0.282  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.833  0.833  0.791  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.168  0.666  0.289  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.666  0.168  0.289  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.668  0.668  0.509  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.334  0.334  0.009  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.338  0.839  0.405  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.519  0.519  0.667  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.650  0.650  0.891  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.015  0.015  0.698  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.010  0.010  0.198  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.839  0.338  0.405  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.500  0.965  0.655  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.965  0.500  0.655  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.167  0.167  0.900  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.841  0.841  0.410  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.027  0.468  0.154  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.468  0.027  0.154  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.325  0.325  0.381  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.169  0.675  0.909  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.478  0.478  0.158  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.675  0.169  0.909  1.0
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The structure described by Co3Ni3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-54°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-54°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-55°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Ni(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Ni(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Ni(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Ni(2) and one Te(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Co3Ni3(TeO8)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.835
_cell_length_b   5.835
_cell_length_c   9.134
_cell_angle_alpha   87.426
_cell_angle_beta   87.426
_cell_angle_gamma   58.717
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   265.382
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_y
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  Co  Co0  1  0.343  0.836  0.785  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.836  0.343  0.785  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.171  0.171  0.282  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.833  0.833  0.791  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.168  0.666  0.289  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.666  0.168  0.289  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.668  0.668  0.509  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.334  0.334  0.009  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.338  0.839  0.405  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.519  0.519  0.667  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.650  0.650  0.891  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.015  0.015  0.698  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.010  0.010  0.198  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.839  0.338  0.405  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.500  0.965  0.655  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.965  0.500  0.655  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.167  0.167  0.900  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.841  0.841  0.410  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.027  0.468  0.154  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.468  0.027  0.154  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.325  0.325  0.381  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.169  0.675  0.909  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.478  0.478  0.158  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.675  0.169  0.909  1.0
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