MgLa2MnZnO6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent La(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one La(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-44°. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted LaO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent La(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-64°. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted LaO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent La(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-64°. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent La(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent La(2)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one La(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-47°. Zn(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), and one Mn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLa2MgMn trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), and one Mn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLa2MgMn trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), and one Mn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLa2MgMn trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), one Mn(1), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), one Mn(1), and one Zn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), one Mn(1), and one Zn(1) atom.
MgLa2MnZnO6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent La(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one La(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-44°. The Mg(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Mg(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Mg(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Mg(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.34 Å. The Mg(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Mg(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.29 Å. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted LaO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent La(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-64°. The La(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.32 Å. The La(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.33 Å. The La(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.32 Å. The La(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.55 Å. The La(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.55 Å. The La(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.56 Å. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted LaO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent La(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-64°. The La(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.33 Å. The La(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.33 Å. The La(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.33 Å. The La(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.54 Å. The La(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.54 Å. The La(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.56 Å. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent La(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent La(2)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one La(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-47°. The Mn(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Mn(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Mn(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Mn(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Mn(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Mn(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.38 Å. Zn(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The Zn(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Zn(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Zn(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.98 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), and one Mn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLa2MgMn trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), and one Mn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLa2MgMn trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), and one Mn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLa2MgMn trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), one Mn(1), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), one Mn(1), and one Zn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one La(1), one La(2), one Mn(1), and one Zn(1) atom.