The structure described by CrMn5(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Cr(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(18), one O(21), and one O(5) atom to form CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to one O(11), one O(14), one O(18), one O(21), one O(4), and one O(7) atom. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(22), one O(23), one O(24), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(20), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Mn site, Mn(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(2), and one O(3) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-47°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 28-46°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-46°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-49°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-46°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(19), one O(20), one O(21), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-47°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(5) and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(5) and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(5) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(4), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(4), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(4) and one P(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one P(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(1), and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(4) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(4), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(5), and one P(4) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(3) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(5), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(1), and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(5), and one P(6) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(4) and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(5) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mn5Cr(PO4)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.633
_cell_length_b   8.557
_cell_length_c   8.592
_cell_angle_alpha   59.772
_cell_angle_beta   59.408
_cell_angle_gamma   60.433
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   447.398
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
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loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.998  0.003  0.999  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.069  0.643  0.643  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.503  0.502  0.496  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.431  0.857  0.856  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.932  0.353  0.358  1.0
  Cr  Cr5  1  0.573  0.143  0.142  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.250  0.250  0.544  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.251  0.957  0.249  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.250  0.540  0.959  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.745  0.464  0.038  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.753  0.037  0.749  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.751  0.750  0.461  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.067  0.115  0.300  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.065  0.509  0.121  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.066  0.300  0.524  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.241  0.083  0.744  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.432  0.195  0.384  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.264  0.419  0.560  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.241  0.933  0.085  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.261  0.761  0.419  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.565  0.622  0.999  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.261  0.559  0.762  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.764  0.269  0.049  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.568  0.005  0.809  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.432  0.989  0.193  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.238  0.739  0.938  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.723  0.450  0.234  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.430  0.383  0.990  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.741  0.233  0.580  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.766  0.055  0.912  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.733  0.585  0.449  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.566  0.814  0.619  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.767  0.915  0.265  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.934  0.689  0.497  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.932  0.501  0.882  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.936  0.879  0.689  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by CrMn5(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Cr(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(18), one O(21), and one O(5) atom to form CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to one O(11), one O(14), one O(18), one O(21), one O(4), and one O(7) atom. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(22), one O(23), one O(24), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(20), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Mn site, Mn(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(2), and one O(3) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-47°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 28-46°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-46°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-49°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-46°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(19), one O(20), one O(21), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-47°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(5) and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(5) and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(5) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(4), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(4), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(4) and one P(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one P(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(1), and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(4) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one Mn(4), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(5), and one P(4) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(3) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(5), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(1), and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(3), one Mn(5), and one P(6) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(4) and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(5) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Mn5Cr(PO4)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.633
_cell_length_b   8.557
_cell_length_c   8.592
_cell_angle_alpha   59.772
_cell_angle_beta   59.408
_cell_angle_gamma   60.433
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   447.398
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_x
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  Mn  Mn0  1  0.998  0.003  0.999  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.069  0.643  0.643  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.503  0.502  0.496  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.431  0.857  0.856  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.932  0.353  0.358  1.0
  Cr  Cr5  1  0.573  0.143  0.142  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.250  0.250  0.544  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.251  0.957  0.249  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.250  0.540  0.959  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.745  0.464  0.038  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.753  0.037  0.749  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.751  0.750  0.461  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.067  0.115  0.300  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.065  0.509  0.121  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.066  0.300  0.524  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.241  0.083  0.744  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.432  0.195  0.384  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.264  0.419  0.560  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.241  0.933  0.085  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.261  0.761  0.419  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.565  0.622  0.999  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.261  0.559  0.762  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.764  0.269  0.049  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.568  0.005  0.809  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.432  0.989  0.193  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.238  0.739  0.938  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.723  0.450  0.234  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.430  0.383  0.990  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.741  0.233  0.580  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.766  0.055  0.912  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.733  0.585  0.449  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.566  0.814  0.619  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.767  0.915  0.265  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.934  0.689  0.497  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.932  0.501  0.882  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.936  0.879  0.689  1.0
[/CIF]
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