V2CrFe3(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra. Cr(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form distorted FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(2)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 28-53°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 30-54°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(3) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one Fe(2), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one Fe(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one Cr(1), and one P(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one Fe(3), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(1) and one P(2) atom.
V2CrFe3(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra. All V(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.10 Å. All V(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra. All V(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. All V(2)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.10 Å. Cr(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. All Cr(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.95 Å. All Cr(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. There are three inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form distorted FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(2)O6 octahedra. All Fe(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. All Fe(1)-O(8) bond lengths are 1.93 Å. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. All Fe(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. All Fe(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 1.92 Å. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(2)O6 octahedra. All Fe(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.92 Å. All Fe(3)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.14 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 28-53°. The P(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.58 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.57 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 30-54°. The P(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.58 Å. The P(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.57 Å. The P(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.53 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(3) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one Fe(2), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one Fe(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one Cr(1), and one P(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one Fe(3), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(1) and one P(2) atom.