Li3CrCo3O8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(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 LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-10°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-12°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(6), one O(8), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-12°. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(4), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-10°. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-10°. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), 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 three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-12°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-12°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), one Cr(2), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi3CrCo2 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, edges with three equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, and edges with three equivalent O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-1°. In the second O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(3), one Cr(1), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi3CrCo2 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids, edges with three equivalent O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, and edges with three equivalent O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the third O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Cr(2), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi2CrCo2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Cr(1), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form OLi2CrCo2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Cr(2), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2CrCo2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Cr(1), one Co(1), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi2CrCo2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(2), one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids.
Li3CrCo3O8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(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 LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-10°. The Li(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Li(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Li(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Li(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Li(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Li(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.15 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-12°. The Li(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Li(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.17 Å. Both Li(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. There is one shorter (2.15 Å) and one longer (2.17 Å) Li(2)-O(3) bond length. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(6), one O(8), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-12°. The Li(3)-O(6) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Li(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.16 Å. Both Li(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. There is one shorter (2.15 Å) and one longer (2.17 Å) Li(3)-O(4) bond length. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(4), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-10°. Both Cr(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.04 Å. Both Cr(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.01 Å. Both Cr(1)-O(8) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-10°. Both Cr(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.04 Å. Both Cr(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Both Cr(2)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. There are four inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra. Both Co(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.88 Å. Both Co(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 1.91 Å. Both Co(1)-O(8) bond lengths are 1.89 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), 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 three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-12°. The Co(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Co(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Co(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Co(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Co(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Co(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.03 Å. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra. Both Co(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.88 Å. Both Co(3)-O(5) bond lengths are 1.90 Å. Both Co(3)-O(7) bond lengths are 1.90 Å. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-12°. The Co(4)-O(1) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Co(4)-O(2) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Co(4)-O(3) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Co(4)-O(4) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Co(4)-O(5) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Co(4)-O(8) bond length is 2.04 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), one Cr(2), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi3CrCo2 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, edges with three equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, and edges with three equivalent O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-1°. In the second O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(3), one Cr(1), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi3CrCo2 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids, edges with three equivalent O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, and edges with three equivalent O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the third O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Cr(2), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi2CrCo2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Cr(1), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form OLi2CrCo2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Cr(2), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OLi2CrCo2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Cr(1), one Co(1), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi2CrCo2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(2), one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Co(4) atom to form OLi2Co3 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2Co3 square pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(2)Li2Co3 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CrCo2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2CrCo2 square pyramids.