Li2Mn3TeO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(6)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-69°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-68°. There are six inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Mn site, Mn(5) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Mn site, Mn(6) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. Te(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(6)O6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Mn(4), one Mn(5), and one Mn(6) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiMn3 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), and one Mn(3) atom to form corner-sharing OLiMn3 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(4), one Mn(5), and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(4), one Mn(6), and one Te(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(5), one Mn(6), and one Te(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Te(1) atom.
Li2Mn3TeO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(6)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-69°. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Li(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Li(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Li(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.08 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(5)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-68°. The Li(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Li(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Li(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Li(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.16 Å. There are six inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. Both Mn(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. Both Mn(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.22 Å. Both Mn(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.24 Å. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. Both Mn(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. Both Mn(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.07 Å. Both Mn(2)-O(8) bond lengths are 2.22 Å. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. Both Mn(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.93 Å. Both Mn(3)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.15 Å. Both Mn(3)-O(8) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. Both Mn(4)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. Both Mn(4)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.06 Å. Both Mn(4)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.23 Å. In the fifth Mn site, Mn(5) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. Both Mn(5)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. Both Mn(5)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.23 Å. Both Mn(5)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.25 Å. In the sixth Mn site, Mn(6) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(5)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. Both Mn(6)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. Both Mn(6)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.22 Å. Both Mn(6)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.08 Å. Te(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(5)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Mn(6)O6 octahedra. The Te(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Te(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Te(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Te(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Te(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Te(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.97 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Mn(4), one Mn(5), and one Mn(6) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiMn3 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), and one Mn(3) atom to form corner-sharing OLiMn3 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(4), one Mn(5), and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(4), one Mn(6), and one Te(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Mn(5), one Mn(6), and one Te(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(3), and one Te(1) atom.