The compound described by Li2MnCo3O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(16), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-13°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(15), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-14°. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(3) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(6)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 11-13°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(14), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 11-13°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(16), one O(4), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-14°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Mn(2), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom to form OLi2MnCo2 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom to form OLi2MnCo2 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom to form OLi2MnCo2 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom to form OLi2MnCo2 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(1), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Co(6) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Co(5) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li2MnCo3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.780
_cell_length_b   5.948
_cell_length_c   10.154
_cell_angle_alpha   73.685
_cell_angle_beta   90.122
_cell_angle_gamma   60.926
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   288.779
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  Li  Li0  1  0.014  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.487  0.499  0.000  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.514  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.987  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.988  1.000  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn5  1  0.513  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.013  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.251  0.998  0.750  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.249  0.001  0.250  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.487  1.000  1.000  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.749  0.999  0.251  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.748  0.003  0.750  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.119  0.792  0.378  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.589  0.793  0.877  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.912  0.208  0.623  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.378  0.208  0.123  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.623  0.787  0.376  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.090  0.790  0.875  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.410  0.212  0.624  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.877  0.210  0.125  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.834  0.796  0.107  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.365  0.795  0.608  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.342  0.793  0.108  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.870  0.796  0.608  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.630  0.207  0.892  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.159  0.204  0.392  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.139  0.204  0.893  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.665  0.204  0.392  1.0
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The compound described by Li2MnCo3O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(16), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-13°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(15), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-14°. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(3) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(6)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 11-13°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(14), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 11-13°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(16), one O(4), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-14°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Mn(2), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom to form OLi2MnCo2 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom to form OLi2MnCo2 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(8)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom to form OLi2MnCo2 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom to form OLi2MnCo2 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(6)Li2MnCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(1), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Co(6) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Co(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Co(5) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li2MnCo3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.780
_cell_length_b   5.948
_cell_length_c   10.154
_cell_angle_alpha   73.685
_cell_angle_beta   90.122
_cell_angle_gamma   60.926
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   288.779
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Li  Li0  1  0.014  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.487  0.499  0.000  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.514  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.987  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.988  1.000  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn5  1  0.513  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.013  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.251  0.998  0.750  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.249  0.001  0.250  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.487  1.000  1.000  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.749  0.999  0.251  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.748  0.003  0.750  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.119  0.792  0.378  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.589  0.793  0.877  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.912  0.208  0.623  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.378  0.208  0.123  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.623  0.787  0.376  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.090  0.790  0.875  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.410  0.212  0.624  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.877  0.210  0.125  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.834  0.796  0.107  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.365  0.795  0.608  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.342  0.793  0.108  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.870  0.796  0.608  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.630  0.207  0.892  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.159  0.204  0.392  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.139  0.204  0.893  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.665  0.204  0.392  1.0
[/CIF]
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