The material structure described by MgCo6O7F5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), one F(1), one F(2), and one F(4) atom to form distorted MgO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O4F square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O4F square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramid, and faces with two equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-51°. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), one F(1), one F(2), and one F(4) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(5)O4F square pyramids, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O3F3 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(7), one F(1), one F(3), and one F(5) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O4F square pyramids, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-51°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(5), one F(2), one F(4), and one F(5) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O4F square pyramids, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O4F square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-50°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one F(3) atom to form distorted CoO4F trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O4F square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O4F square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-78°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one F(4) atom to form distorted CoO4F square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O4F square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-81°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one F(3) atom to form distorted CoO4F square pyramids that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O4F square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-54°. There are seven inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Co(6) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Co(2) and one Co(3) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgCo6O7F5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.060
_cell_length_b   5.011
_cell_length_c   8.633
_cell_angle_alpha   88.410
_cell_angle_beta   92.882
_cell_angle_gamma   101.998
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   213.834
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.042  0.505  0.011  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.987  0.994  0.995  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.021  0.018  0.340  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.990  0.002  0.646  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.563  0.389  0.177  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.511  0.484  0.821  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.428  0.555  0.500  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.171  0.825  0.481  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.310  0.311  0.338  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.313  0.284  0.990  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.289  0.321  0.659  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.659  0.715  0.660  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.711  0.665  0.996  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.861  0.180  0.157  1.0
  F  F14  1  0.180  0.794  0.162  1.0
  F  F15  1  0.152  0.800  0.841  1.0
  F  F16  1  0.681  0.716  0.330  1.0
  F  F17  1  0.828  0.226  0.832  1.0
  F  F18  1  0.816  0.201  0.478  1.0
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The material structure described by MgCo6O7F5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), one F(1), one F(2), and one F(4) atom to form distorted MgO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O4F square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O4F square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramid, and faces with two equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-51°. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), one F(1), one F(2), and one F(4) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(5)O4F square pyramids, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O3F3 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(7), one F(1), one F(3), and one F(5) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O4F square pyramids, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-51°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(5), one F(2), one F(4), and one F(5) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O4F square pyramids, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O4F square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-50°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one F(3) atom to form distorted CoO4F trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O4F square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O4F square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-78°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one F(4) atom to form distorted CoO4F square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mg(1)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O4F square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-81°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one F(3) atom to form distorted CoO4F square pyramids that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O4F square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O4F trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-54°. There are seven inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Co(6) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Co(2) and one Co(3) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgCo6O7F5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.060
_cell_length_b   5.011
_cell_length_c   8.633
_cell_angle_alpha   88.410
_cell_angle_beta   92.882
_cell_angle_gamma   101.998
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   213.834
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.042  0.505  0.011  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.987  0.994  0.995  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.021  0.018  0.340  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.990  0.002  0.646  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.563  0.389  0.177  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.511  0.484  0.821  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.428  0.555  0.500  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.171  0.825  0.481  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.310  0.311  0.338  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.313  0.284  0.990  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.289  0.321  0.659  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.659  0.715  0.660  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.711  0.665  0.996  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.861  0.180  0.157  1.0
  F  F14  1  0.180  0.794  0.162  1.0
  F  F15  1  0.152  0.800  0.841  1.0
  F  F16  1  0.681  0.716  0.330  1.0
  F  F17  1  0.828  0.226  0.832  1.0
  F  F18  1  0.816  0.201  0.478  1.0
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