Mn3Co3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(1) and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(1) and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Mn(2) and one Co(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mn(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Mn(2) and one Co(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mn(2) and one Te(2) atom.
Mn3Co3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. The Mn(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Mn(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.89 Å. Both Mn(1)-O(11) bond lengths are 1.93 Å. Both Mn(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. The Mn(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Mn(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Mn(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Mn(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Mn(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Mn(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.89 Å. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. The Co(1)-O(11) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Co(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Co(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Co(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Co(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.93 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. The Co(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Co(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.93 Å. Both Co(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. Both Co(2)-O(9) bond lengths are 1.91 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. The Te(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Te(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.97 Å. Both Te(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.99 Å. Both Te(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.08 Å. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. The Te(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Te(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.98 Å. Both Te(2)-O(11) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. Both Te(2)-O(9) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(1) and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(1) and two equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Mn(2) and one Co(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mn(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Mn(2) and one Co(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mn(2) and one Te(2) atom.