The material described by Li5Mn2(PO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are ten inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(16), one O(2), one O(23), and one O(3) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(19), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 59-68°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(13), one O(17), one O(23), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(22), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(16), and one O(21) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-76°. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(15), one O(17), one O(18), one O(22), and one O(3) atom. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded to one O(12), one O(20), one O(24), and one O(6) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 64-71°. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(19), and one O(5) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-75°. In the ninth Li site, Li(9) is bonded to one O(15), one O(18), one O(21), and one O(6) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-72°. In the tenth Li site, Li(10) is bonded to one O(14), one O(24), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 62-71°. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(18), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(16), one O(19), one O(21), and one O(24) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(17), one O(20), one O(22), one O(23), and one O(7) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(21), one O(22), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 30-60°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-56°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(2), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 25-60°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(13), one O(18), one O(23), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-60°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(14), one O(15), one O(17), and one O(19) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-58°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(16), one O(20), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-53°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Li(8), one Mn(2), and one P(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(6), one Mn(1), and one P(6) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(10), one Li(2), one Mn(2), and one P(6) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(8), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(7), one Li(9), one Mn(2), and one P(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(4), and one P(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(10), one Mn(2), and one P(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(3), and one P(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Mn(4), and one P(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(7), one Mn(3), and one P(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Li(8), one Mn(2), and one P(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(10), one Mn(1), and one P(5) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Li(9), one Mn(2), and one P(5) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Mn(3), and one P(6) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(6), one Mn(4), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Li(9), one Mn(1), and one P(4) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(8), one Mn(3), and one P(5) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP tetrahedra. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(7), one Mn(4), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Li(9), one Mn(3), and one P(1) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Li(6), one Mn(4), and one P(1) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Mn(4), and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded to one Li(10), one Li(7), one Mn(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li5Mn2(PO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.360
_cell_length_b   8.360
_cell_length_c   9.312
_cell_angle_alpha   90.151
_cell_angle_beta   116.210
_cell_angle_gamma   119.757
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   485.901
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  Li  Li0  1  0.290  0.498  0.400  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.373  0.056  0.105  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.100  0.209  0.603  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.656  0.186  0.404  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.023  0.308  0.101  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.381  0.861  0.602  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.804  0.732  0.151  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.213  0.271  0.904  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.612  0.925  0.902  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.925  0.649  0.857  1.0
  Mn  Mn10  1  0.718  0.845  0.565  1.0
  Mn  Mn11  1  0.301  0.645  0.966  1.0
  Mn  Mn12  1  0.678  0.344  0.028  1.0
  Mn  Mn13  1  0.294  0.142  0.437  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.807  0.237  0.756  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.794  0.059  0.249  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.492  0.440  0.249  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.491  0.547  0.756  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.200  0.948  0.754  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.186  0.735  0.240  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.285  0.416  0.104  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.565  0.577  0.405  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.374  0.769  0.407  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.248  0.795  0.106  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.917  0.141  0.739  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.664  0.865  0.116  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.430  0.240  0.279  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.810  0.037  0.418  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.958  0.455  0.805  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.676  0.162  0.191  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.020  0.180  0.273  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.655  0.504  0.194  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.331  0.485  0.818  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.978  0.823  0.732  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.314  0.840  0.794  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.018  0.517  0.178  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.187  0.011  0.598  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.564  0.748  0.729  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.333  0.130  0.903  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.103  0.852  0.269  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.753  0.181  0.896  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.597  0.158  0.589  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.365  0.397  0.588  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.688  0.553  0.888  1.0
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The material described by Li5Mn2(PO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are ten inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(16), one O(2), one O(23), and one O(3) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(19), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 59-68°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(13), one O(17), one O(23), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(22), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(16), and one O(21) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-76°. In the sixth Li site, Li(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(15), one O(17), one O(18), one O(22), and one O(3) atom. In the seventh Li site, Li(7) is bonded to one O(12), one O(20), one O(24), and one O(6) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 64-71°. In the eighth Li site, Li(8) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(19), and one O(5) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-75°. In the ninth Li site, Li(9) is bonded to one O(15), one O(18), one O(21), and one O(6) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-72°. In the tenth Li site, Li(10) is bonded to one O(14), one O(24), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 62-71°. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(18), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(16), one O(19), one O(21), and one O(24) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(17), one O(20), one O(22), one O(23), and one O(7) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(21), one O(22), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 30-60°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-56°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(2), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 25-60°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(13), one O(18), one O(23), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-60°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(14), one O(15), one O(17), and one O(19) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(8)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(9)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-58°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(16), one O(20), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(7)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-53°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Li(8), one Mn(2), and one P(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(6), one Mn(1), and one P(6) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(10), one Li(2), one Mn(2), and one P(6) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(8), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(7), one Li(9), one Mn(2), and one P(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(4), and one P(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP trigonal pyramids. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(10), one Mn(2), and one P(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), one Mn(3), and one P(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Mn(4), and one P(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(7), one Mn(3), and one P(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Li(8), one Mn(2), and one P(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(10), one Mn(1), and one P(5) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Li(9), one Mn(2), and one P(5) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(5), one Mn(3), and one P(6) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(6), one Mn(4), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(6), one Li(9), one Mn(1), and one P(4) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(8), one Mn(3), and one P(5) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP tetrahedra. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(7), one Mn(4), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(5), one Li(9), one Mn(3), and one P(1) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Li(6), one Mn(4), and one P(1) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Mn(4), and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded to one Li(10), one Li(7), one Mn(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLi2MnP tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li5Mn2(PO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.360
_cell_length_b   8.360
_cell_length_c   9.312
_cell_angle_alpha   90.151
_cell_angle_beta   116.210
_cell_angle_gamma   119.757
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   485.901
_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
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  Li  Li0  1  0.290  0.498  0.400  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.373  0.056  0.105  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.100  0.209  0.603  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.656  0.186  0.404  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.023  0.308  0.101  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.381  0.861  0.602  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.804  0.732  0.151  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.213  0.271  0.904  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.612  0.925  0.902  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.925  0.649  0.857  1.0
  Mn  Mn10  1  0.718  0.845  0.565  1.0
  Mn  Mn11  1  0.301  0.645  0.966  1.0
  Mn  Mn12  1  0.678  0.344  0.028  1.0
  Mn  Mn13  1  0.294  0.142  0.437  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.807  0.237  0.756  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.794  0.059  0.249  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.492  0.440  0.249  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.491  0.547  0.756  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.200  0.948  0.754  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.186  0.735  0.240  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.285  0.416  0.104  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.565  0.577  0.405  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.374  0.769  0.407  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.248  0.795  0.106  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.917  0.141  0.739  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.664  0.865  0.116  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.430  0.240  0.279  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.810  0.037  0.418  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.958  0.455  0.805  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.676  0.162  0.191  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.020  0.180  0.273  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.655  0.504  0.194  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.331  0.485  0.818  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.978  0.823  0.732  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.314  0.840  0.794  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.018  0.517  0.178  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.187  0.011  0.598  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.564  0.748  0.729  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.333  0.130  0.903  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.103  0.852  0.269  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.753  0.181  0.896  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.597  0.158  0.589  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.365  0.397  0.588  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.688  0.553  0.888  1.0
[/CIF]
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