Co6O5F7 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(5), one F(2), one F(3), one F(6), and one F(7) atom to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-56°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one F(1), one F(3), and one F(4) atom to form distorted CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-56°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one F(2), one F(3), and one F(5) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-54°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one F(1), one F(6), and one F(7) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O2F4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-60°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), one F(1), one F(2), one F(4), and one F(5) atom to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-56°. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one F(4), one F(5), one F(6), and one F(7) atom to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-60°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. There are seven inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the sixth F site, F(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the seventh F site, F(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom.
Co6O5F7 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(5), one F(2), one F(3), one F(6), and one F(7) atom to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-56°. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.79 Å. The Co(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Co(1)-F(2) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Co(1)-F(3) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Co(1)-F(6) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Co(1)-F(7) bond length is 2.12 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one F(1), one F(3), and one F(4) atom to form distorted CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-56°. The Co(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Co(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Co(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Co(2)-F(1) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Co(2)-F(3) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Co(2)-F(4) bond length is 2.16 Å. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one F(2), one F(3), and one F(5) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-54°. The Co(3)-O(1) bond length is 1.88 Å. The Co(3)-O(2) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Co(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Co(3)-F(2) bond length is 2.22 Å. The Co(3)-F(3) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Co(3)-F(5) bond length is 2.06 Å. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one F(1), one F(6), and one F(7) atom to form CoO3F3 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O2F4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-60°. The Co(4)-O(1) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Co(4)-O(2) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Co(4)-O(4) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Co(4)-F(1) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Co(4)-F(6) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Co(4)-F(7) bond length is 2.09 Å. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), one F(1), one F(2), one F(4), and one F(5) atom to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(6)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-56°. The Co(5)-O(4) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Co(5)-O(5) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Co(5)-F(1) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Co(5)-F(2) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Co(5)-F(4) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Co(5)-F(5) bond length is 1.89 Å. In the sixth Co site, Co(6) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one F(4), one F(5), one F(6), and one F(7) atom to form CoO2F4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(5)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O2F4 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O3F3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O3F3 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O3F3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-60°. The Co(6)-O(1) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Co(6)-O(3) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Co(6)-F(4) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Co(6)-F(5) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Co(6)-F(6) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Co(6)-F(7) bond length is 2.03 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(6) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. There are seven inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), and one Co(5) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), and one Co(5) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(3), one Co(5), and one Co(6) atom. In the sixth F site, F(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom. In the seventh F site, F(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), and one Co(6) atom.