The compound described by Co6O5F7 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(4), two equivalent O(1), one F(2), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O4F2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O2F4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-59°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one F(2), one F(3), and two equivalent F(1) atoms to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O4F2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-60°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent O(1), one F(2), and one F(4) atom to form CoO4F2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O2F4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-52°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent F(1), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4F2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-60°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(1) atoms to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O4F2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-52°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O4F2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-53°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), 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(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Co6O5F7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.579
_cell_length_b   5.579
_cell_length_c   7.181
_cell_angle_alpha   71.978
_cell_angle_beta   71.978
_cell_angle_gamma   72.271
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   196.616
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Co  Co0  1  0.300  0.300  0.180  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.352  0.352  0.691  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.664  0.664  0.329  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.672  0.672  0.839  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.022  0.022  0.481  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.994  0.994  0.000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.952  0.380  0.327  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.771  0.771  0.042  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.577  0.577  0.617  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.213  0.213  0.968  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.380  0.952  0.327  1.0
  F  F11  1  0.649  0.041  0.661  1.0
  F  F12  1  0.425  0.425  0.371  1.0
  F  F13  1  0.106  0.106  0.699  1.0
  F  F14  1  0.904  0.904  0.297  1.0
  F  F15  1  0.041  0.649  0.661  1.0
  F  F16  1  0.682  0.294  0.005  1.0
  F  F17  1  0.294  0.682  0.005  1.0
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The compound described by Co6O5F7 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(4), two equivalent O(1), one F(2), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O4F2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O2F4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-59°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one F(2), one F(3), and two equivalent F(1) atoms to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O4F2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-60°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent O(1), one F(2), and one F(4) atom to form CoO4F2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O2F4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-52°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent F(1), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O4F2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-60°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(1) atoms to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O4F2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-52°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O4F2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-53°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), 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(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Co6O5F7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.579
_cell_length_b   5.579
_cell_length_c   7.181
_cell_angle_alpha   71.978
_cell_angle_beta   71.978
_cell_angle_gamma   72.271
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   196.616
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Co  Co0  1  0.300  0.300  0.180  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.352  0.352  0.691  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.664  0.664  0.329  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.672  0.672  0.839  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.022  0.022  0.481  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.994  0.994  0.000  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.952  0.380  0.327  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.771  0.771  0.042  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.577  0.577  0.617  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.213  0.213  0.968  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.380  0.952  0.327  1.0
  F  F11  1  0.649  0.041  0.661  1.0
  F  F12  1  0.425  0.425  0.371  1.0
  F  F13  1  0.106  0.106  0.699  1.0
  F  F14  1  0.904  0.904  0.297  1.0
  F  F15  1  0.041  0.649  0.661  1.0
  F  F16  1  0.682  0.294  0.005  1.0
  F  F17  1  0.294  0.682  0.005  1.0
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