La6Cr(GeS7)2 crystallizes in the trigonal P3 space group. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(6), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(5) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(4), one S(5), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(6) atoms. Cr(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to three equivalent S(1) and three equivalent S(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(3) and three equivalent S(5) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(4) and three equivalent S(6) atoms. There are six inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), and one Cr(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), and one Cr(1) atom to form distorted SLa4Cr trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)La4Cr trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(2)La4Cr trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to three equivalent La(1) and one Ge(1) atom to form corner-sharing SLa3Ge tetrahedra. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to three equivalent La(2) and one Ge(2) atom to form corner-sharing SLa3Ge tetrahedra. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(2), two equivalent La(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), two equivalent La(2), and one Ge(2) atom.
La6Cr(GeS7)2 crystallizes in the trigonal P3 space group. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(6), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(5) atoms. The La(1)-S(3) bond length is 3.09 Å. The La(1)-S(6) bond length is 3.09 Å. There is one shorter (2.92 Å) and one longer (3.33 Å) La(1)-S(1) bond length. Both La(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.86 Å. There is one shorter (2.94 Å) and one longer (3.01 Å) La(1)-S(5) bond length. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(4), one S(5), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(6) atoms. The La(2)-S(4) bond length is 3.10 Å. The La(2)-S(5) bond length is 3.08 Å. There is one shorter (2.85 Å) and one longer (2.87 Å) La(2)-S(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.10 Å) and one longer (3.14 Å) La(2)-S(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.94 Å) and one longer (3.01 Å) La(2)-S(6) bond length. Cr(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to three equivalent S(1) and three equivalent S(2) atoms. All Cr(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.55 Å. All Cr(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.57 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(3) and three equivalent S(5) atoms. The Ge(1)-S(3) bond length is 2.20 Å. All Ge(1)-S(5) bond lengths are 2.24 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(4) and three equivalent S(6) atoms. The Ge(2)-S(4) bond length is 2.20 Å. All Ge(2)-S(6) bond lengths are 2.24 Å. There are six inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), and one Cr(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), and one Cr(1) atom to form distorted SLa4Cr trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(3)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)La3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(2)La4Cr trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(2)La4Cr trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to three equivalent La(1) and one Ge(1) atom to form corner-sharing SLa3Ge tetrahedra. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to three equivalent La(2) and one Ge(2) atom to form corner-sharing SLa3Ge tetrahedra. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(2), two equivalent La(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), two equivalent La(2), and one Ge(2) atom.