The material described by MgMnCo3O8 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-50°. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-48°. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-49°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-50°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 49°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form OMgMnCo2 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom to form OMgMnCo2 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgMnCo3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.675
_cell_length_b   5.648
_cell_length_c   5.720
_cell_angle_alpha   75.828
_cell_angle_beta   59.859
_cell_angle_gamma   59.954
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   137.238
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.246  0.514  0.505  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.988  0.012  0.005  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.497  0.012  0.005  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.977  0.515  0.029  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.505  0.509  0.980  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.254  0.189  0.810  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.762  0.168  0.800  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.252  0.673  0.798  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.775  0.675  0.802  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.233  0.349  0.207  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.704  0.351  0.212  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.234  0.835  0.200  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.710  0.855  0.209  1.0
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The material described by MgMnCo3O8 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted MgO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-50°. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-48°. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-49°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-50°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 49°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form OMgMnCo2 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OMgCo3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid, corners with four equivalent O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Mg(1), one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom to form OMgMnCo2 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)MgCo3 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)MgMnCo2 trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_MgMnCo3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.675
_cell_length_b   5.648
_cell_length_c   5.720
_cell_angle_alpha   75.828
_cell_angle_beta   59.859
_cell_angle_gamma   59.954
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   137.238
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.246  0.514  0.505  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.988  0.012  0.005  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.497  0.012  0.005  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.977  0.515  0.029  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.505  0.509  0.980  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.254  0.189  0.810  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.762  0.168  0.800  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.252  0.673  0.798  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.775  0.675  0.802  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.233  0.349  0.207  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.704  0.351  0.212  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.234  0.835  0.200  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.710  0.855  0.209  1.0
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