Ho2TeO6 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P321 space group. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted HoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Ho(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted HoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Ho(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-57°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ho(1)O6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent Ho(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-53°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ho(2)O6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent Ho(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), and one Te(1) atom.
Ho2TeO6 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P321 space group. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted HoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Ho(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. Both Ho(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.35 Å. Both Ho(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.31 Å. Both Ho(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.21 Å. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted HoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Ho(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-57°. Both Ho(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.18 Å. Both Ho(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.24 Å. Both Ho(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.32 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(3) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ho(1)O6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent Ho(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-53°. All Te(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.93 Å. All Te(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.92 Å. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ho(2)O6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent Ho(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 57°. All Te(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.91 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(2), and one Te(1) atom.