Gd3AuO6 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(1) atoms. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(3) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. Au(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) and one Au(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Gd(1) and two equivalent Gd(2) atoms to form OGd4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Gd3Au tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Gd4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Gd3Au tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Gd4 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Gd(2), two equivalent Gd(1), and one Au(1) atom to form OGd3Au tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Gd3Au tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Gd4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Gd4 tetrahedra.
Gd3AuO6 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.25 Å) and one longer (2.34 Å) Gd(1)-O(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.36 Å) and one longer (2.37 Å) Gd(1)-O(3) bond length. There are a spread of Gd(1)-O(1) bond distances ranging from 2.37-2.56 Å. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(3) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. Both Gd(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.32 Å. All Gd(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. Au(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. Both Au(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Both Au(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) and one Au(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Gd(1) and two equivalent Gd(2) atoms to form OGd4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Gd3Au tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Gd4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Gd3Au tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Gd4 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Gd(2), two equivalent Gd(1), and one Au(1) atom to form OGd3Au tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Gd3Au tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Gd4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Gd4 tetrahedra.