The structure described by Co5Te3O16 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra and edges with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-52°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) 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 CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(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 TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra and edges with four equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Te(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Co(4) and one Te(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(4) and one Te(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(3) and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Co5Te3O16
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.955
_cell_length_b   5.955
_cell_length_c   8.955
_cell_angle_alpha   89.232
_cell_angle_beta   89.232
_cell_angle_gamma   60.235
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   275.592
_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  0.683  0.683  0.493  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.830  0.830  0.796  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.348  0.348  0.028  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.169  0.661  0.285  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.661  0.169  0.285  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.334  0.828  0.789  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.828  0.334  0.789  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.164  0.164  0.289  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.326  0.834  0.394  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.512  0.512  0.661  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.653  0.653  0.915  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.005  0.005  0.676  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.998  0.998  0.181  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.834  0.326  0.394  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.507  0.956  0.666  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.956  0.507  0.666  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.163  0.163  0.904  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.836  0.836  0.389  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.055  0.481  0.156  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.481  0.055  0.156  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.333  0.333  0.396  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.175  0.669  0.902  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.477  0.477  0.168  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.669  0.175  0.902  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Co5Te3O16 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra and edges with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-52°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) 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 CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(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 TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra and edges with four equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Te(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Co(4) and one Te(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1) and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(4) and one Te(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(3) and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Co5Te3O16
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.955
_cell_length_b   5.955
_cell_length_c   8.955
_cell_angle_alpha   89.232
_cell_angle_beta   89.232
_cell_angle_gamma   60.235
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   275.592
_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  0.683  0.683  0.493  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.830  0.830  0.796  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.348  0.348  0.028  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.169  0.661  0.285  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.661  0.169  0.285  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.334  0.828  0.789  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.828  0.334  0.789  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.164  0.164  0.289  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.326  0.834  0.394  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.512  0.512  0.661  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.653  0.653  0.915  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.005  0.005  0.676  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.998  0.998  0.181  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.834  0.326  0.394  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.507  0.956  0.666  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.956  0.507  0.666  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.163  0.163  0.904  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.836  0.836  0.389  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.055  0.481  0.156  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.481  0.055  0.156  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.333  0.333  0.396  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.175  0.669  0.902  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.477  0.477  0.168  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.669  0.175  0.902  1.0
[/CIF]
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