The compound described by Co3Ni2Te3O16 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(5) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-55°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-54°. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-57°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-53°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)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 55-57°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ni(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Ni(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ni(2), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Ni(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(3), one Ni(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Ni(2) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(2), and one Te(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Co3Ni2Te3O16
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.943
_cell_length_b   6.013
_cell_length_c   9.191
_cell_angle_alpha   89.964
_cell_angle_beta   90.167
_cell_angle_gamma   119.358
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   286.288
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  Co  Co0  1  0.337  0.168  0.791  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.170  0.835  0.291  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.166  0.333  0.287  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.657  0.327  0.504  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.307  0.654  0.013  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.836  0.666  0.784  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.836  0.169  0.786  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.666  0.832  0.288  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.849  0.683  0.396  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.975  0.485  0.660  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.693  0.348  0.909  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.986  0.992  0.672  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.991  0.978  0.177  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.841  0.160  0.392  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.535  0.497  0.666  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.536  0.042  0.666  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.673  0.838  0.899  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.314  0.158  0.382  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.466  0.956  0.169  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.477  0.518  0.169  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.347  0.693  0.405  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.146  0.826  0.894  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.051  0.525  0.188  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.146  0.317  0.897  1.0
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The compound described by Co3Ni2Te3O16 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(5) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-55°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-54°. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-57°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-53°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)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 55-57°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ni(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Ni(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ni(2), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Ni(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(3), one Ni(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Ni(2) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(2), and one Te(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Co3Ni2Te3O16
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.943
_cell_length_b   6.013
_cell_length_c   9.191
_cell_angle_alpha   89.964
_cell_angle_beta   90.167
_cell_angle_gamma   119.358
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   286.288
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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  Co  Co0  1  0.337  0.168  0.791  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.170  0.835  0.291  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.166  0.333  0.287  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.657  0.327  0.504  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.307  0.654  0.013  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.836  0.666  0.784  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.836  0.169  0.786  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.666  0.832  0.288  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.849  0.683  0.396  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.975  0.485  0.660  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.693  0.348  0.909  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.986  0.992  0.672  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.991  0.978  0.177  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.841  0.160  0.392  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.535  0.497  0.666  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.536  0.042  0.666  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.673  0.838  0.899  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.314  0.158  0.382  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.466  0.956  0.169  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.477  0.518  0.169  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.347  0.693  0.405  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.146  0.826  0.894  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.051  0.525  0.188  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.146  0.317  0.897  1.0
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