Lu2TeO6 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P321 space group. There are two inequivalent Lu sites. In the first Lu site, Lu(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted LuO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Lu(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-56°. In the second Lu site, Lu(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted LuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-56°. 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 Lu(1)O6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent Lu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-52°. 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 Lu(2)O6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Lu(1), one Lu(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Lu(1), one Lu(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Lu(1), one Lu(2), and one Te(1) atom.
Lu2TeO6 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P321 space group. There are two inequivalent Lu sites. In the first Lu site, Lu(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted LuO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Lu(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-56°. Both Lu(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.29 Å. Both Lu(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.25 Å. Both Lu(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. In the second Lu site, Lu(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted LuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-56°. Both Lu(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. Both Lu(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.19 Å. Both Lu(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.26 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 Lu(1)O6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent Lu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-52°. 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 Lu(2)O6 octahedra and edges with three equivalent Lu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. 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 trigonal planar geometry to one Lu(1), one Lu(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Lu(1), one Lu(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Lu(1), one Lu(2), and one Te(1) atom.