Mn2Co3Te3O16 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-57°. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(5) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-57°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-57°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-57°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(2), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Te(2) atom.
Mn2Co3Te3O16 is Hydrophilite-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-57°. The Mn(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Mn(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Mn(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.26 Å. The Mn(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Mn(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.28 Å. The Mn(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.27 Å. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), and one O(9) atom to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. The Mn(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Mn(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Mn(2)-O(14) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Mn(2)-O(15) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Mn(2)-O(16) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Mn(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.18 Å. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. The Co(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Co(1)-O(16) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Co(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Co(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Co(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.04 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(5) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-57°. The Co(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Co(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Co(2)-O(11) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Co(2)-O(13) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Co(2)-O(15) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Co(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.99 Å. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-57°. The Co(3)-O(10) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Co(3)-O(12) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Co(3)-O(13) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Co(3)-O(15) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Co(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Co(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.99 Å. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. The Te(1)-O(14) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Te(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Te(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Te(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Te(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Te(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.05 Å. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. The Te(2)-O(16) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Te(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Te(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Te(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Te(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Te(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.05 Å. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-57°. The Te(3)-O(1) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Te(3)-O(11) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Te(3)-O(12) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Te(3)-O(13) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Te(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Te(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.95 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(2), one Te(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(2), one Co(3), and one Te(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(2), one Co(1), and one Te(2) atom.