The structure described by Ho4MnS7 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are four inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(4), two equivalent S(2), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(5) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(3), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(4), and two equivalent S(6) atoms. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded to one S(5), one S(6), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form HoS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ho(4)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ho(3)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-55°. In the fourth Ho site, Ho(4) is bonded to one S(2), one S(6), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(7) atoms to form HoS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ho(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ho(4)S6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Mn(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-52°. Mn(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(5), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(7) atoms to form MnS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ho(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ho(4)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ho(4)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-55°. There are seven inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(4), and one Mn(1) atom to form SHo4Mn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ho(4), two equivalent Ho(1), and two equivalent Mn(1) atoms to form SHo3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(1), and two equivalent Ho(3) atoms to form distorted SHo5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), and two equivalent Ho(3) atoms to form distorted SHo5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(1), and one Mn(1) atom to form SHo3Mn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one Ho(3), one Ho(4), and two equivalent Ho(2) atoms to form SHo4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Ho(4) and two equivalent Mn(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ho4MnS7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.519
_cell_length_b   6.519
_cell_length_c   11.411
_cell_angle_alpha   75.644
_cell_angle_beta   75.644
_cell_angle_gamma   33.671
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   259.685
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.693  0.693  0.204  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.307  0.307  0.801  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  1.000  1.000  0.006  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.114  0.114  0.568  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.885  0.885  0.421  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.743  0.743  0.641  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.267  0.267  0.353  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.339  0.339  0.051  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.659  0.659  0.948  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.036  0.036  0.224  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.962  0.962  0.785  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.495  0.495  0.497  1.0
[/CIF]
.
The structure described by Ho4MnS7 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are four inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(4), two equivalent S(2), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(5) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(3), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(4), and two equivalent S(6) atoms. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded to one S(5), one S(6), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form HoS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ho(4)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ho(3)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-55°. In the fourth Ho site, Ho(4) is bonded to one S(2), one S(6), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(7) atoms to form HoS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ho(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ho(4)S6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Mn(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-52°. Mn(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(5), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(7) atoms to form MnS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ho(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ho(4)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ho(4)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-55°. There are seven inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(4), and one Mn(1) atom to form SHo4Mn trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ho(4), two equivalent Ho(1), and two equivalent Mn(1) atoms to form SHo3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(1), and two equivalent Ho(3) atoms to form distorted SHo5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), and two equivalent Ho(3) atoms to form distorted SHo5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Ho(3), two equivalent Ho(1), and one Mn(1) atom to form SHo3Mn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one Ho(3), one Ho(4), and two equivalent Ho(2) atoms to form SHo4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)Ho3Mn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(6)Ho4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Ho3Mn2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Ho4Mn trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Ho5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(3)Ho5 trigonal bipyramids. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Ho(4) and two equivalent Mn(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ho4MnS7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.519
_cell_length_b   6.519
_cell_length_c   11.411
_cell_angle_alpha   75.644
_cell_angle_beta   75.644
_cell_angle_gamma   33.671
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   259.685
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.693  0.693  0.204  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.307  0.307  0.801  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  1.000  1.000  0.006  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.114  0.114  0.568  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.885  0.885  0.421  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.743  0.743  0.641  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.267  0.267  0.353  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.339  0.339  0.051  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.659  0.659  0.948  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.036  0.036  0.224  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.962  0.962  0.785  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.495  0.495  0.497  1.0
[/CIF]
.