Co3Ni3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), 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 two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-54°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-54°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-55°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Ni(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Ni(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Ni(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Ni(2) and one Te(2) atom.
Co3Ni3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(11), 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 two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. The Co(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Co(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Co(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Co(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Co(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. The Co(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.85 Å. The Co(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.84 Å. Both Co(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.98 Å. Both Co(2)-O(9) bond lengths are 1.86 Å. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. The Ni(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Ni(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.99 Å. Both Ni(1)-O(11) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Both Ni(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-54°. The Ni(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Ni(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.88 Å. The Ni(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Ni(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ni(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Ni(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.18 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-54°. The Te(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Te(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.93 Å. Both Te(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.92 Å. Both Te(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-55°. The Te(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Te(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.01 Å. Both Te(2)-O(11) bond lengths are 1.91 Å. Both Te(2)-O(9) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Ni(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Ni(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Co(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Ni(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), one Ni(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Co(2) and two equivalent Ni(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Ni(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Ni(2) and one Te(2) atom.