MnCo5(BO5)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmc2_1 space group. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(6), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-62°. There are five inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(7), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)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 16-17°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(5), one O(9), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 17-62°. There are two inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(5), two equivalent Co(3), and one B(1) atom. In the second O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mn(1), two equivalent Co(3), and one B(2) atom. In the third O site, O(1) is bonded to one Co(2), two equivalent Co(4), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OCo5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Co4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(1)Co5 square pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)Co4 tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mn(1), one Co(1), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms to form OMn2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Co5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Co4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Co5 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(3) is bonded to one Co(1), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OCo4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Co5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Co4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Co5 square pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OMn2Co2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Co5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Co4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramid. In the seventh O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Co(5), two equivalent Co(2), and one B(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), two equivalent Co(1), and one B(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(4), two equivalent Co(1), and one B(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(4), two equivalent Co(2), and one B(2) atom.
MnCo5(BO5)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmc2_1 space group. Mn(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(6), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-62°. The Mn(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Mn(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.16 Å. Both Mn(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. Both Mn(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.99 Å. There are five inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. The Co(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.98 Å. Both Co(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. Both Co(1)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. The Co(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Co(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.00 Å. Both Co(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. Both Co(2)-O(8) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 62°. The Co(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Co(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.11 Å. Both Co(3)-O(10) bond lengths are 2.14 Å. Both Co(3)-O(9) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(7), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)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 16-17°. The Co(4)-O(7) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Co(4)-O(8) bond length is 2.13 Å. Both Co(4)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.07 Å. Both Co(4)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(5), one O(9), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CoO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 17-62°. The Co(5)-O(5) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Co(5)-O(9) bond length is 2.15 Å. Both Co(5)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.08 Å. Both Co(5)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.97 Å. There are two inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom. The B(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.39 Å. The B(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.39 Å. The B(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.39 Å. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. The B(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.39 Å. The B(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.39 Å. The B(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.39 Å. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(5), two equivalent Co(3), and one B(1) atom. In the second O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mn(1), two equivalent Co(3), and one B(2) atom. In the third O site, O(1) is bonded to one Co(2), two equivalent Co(4), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OCo5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Co4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(1)Co5 square pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)Co4 tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mn(1), one Co(1), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms to form OMn2Co3 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Co5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Co4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Co5 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(3) is bonded to one Co(1), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OCo4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Co5 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Co4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Co5 square pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mn(1), one Co(2), and one Co(3) atom to form OMn2Co2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Co5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Co4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Mn2Co2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)Mn2Co3 square pyramid. In the seventh O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Co(5), two equivalent Co(2), and one B(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), two equivalent Co(1), and one B(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(4), two equivalent Co(1), and one B(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(4), two equivalent Co(2), and one B(2) atom.