Cr3CoTe2(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are three inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. Co(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(6) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Cr(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-46°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Cr(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-42°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(6) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(7) atoms. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(3) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one P(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one P(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one P(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(3), one P(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(2) atom.
Cr3CoTe2(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are three inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. All Cr(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.01 Å. All Cr(1)-O(8) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. All Cr(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.04 Å. All Cr(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. All Cr(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.97 Å. All Cr(3)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. Co(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(6) atoms. All Co(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. All Co(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.31 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Cr(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-46°. The P(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.57 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Cr(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-42°. The P(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.63 Å. The P(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.51 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(6) atoms. All Te(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.54 Å. All Te(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(7) atoms. All Te(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.29 Å. All Te(2)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(3) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one P(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one P(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one P(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(3), one P(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one P(2) atom.