MgVCr2Mn3(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(15), one O(17), one O(20), one O(21), and one O(5) atom. V(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(18), one O(21), and one O(5) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(18), one O(21), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form distorted CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. There are three inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(22), one O(23), one O(24), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form distorted MnO6 pentagonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(20), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-49°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-51°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-51°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 30-53°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 31-56°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(19), one O(20), one O(21), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 23-49°. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one Mn(3), and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(3) and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(3) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(2), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(2), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Mn(1), and one P(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one Cr(1), and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a linear geometry to one V(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(2), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Cr(2), one Mn(3), and one P(4) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one P(3) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Cr(2), one Mn(3), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one Cr(1), and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Mn(3), and one P(6) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one Cr(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mn(1) and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(1) and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(1) and one P(5) atom.
MgVCr2Mn3(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(15), one O(17), one O(20), one O(21), and one O(5) atom. The Mg(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Mg(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.29 Å. The Mg(1)-O(15) bond length is 2.22 Å. The Mg(1)-O(17) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Mg(1)-O(20) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Mg(1)-O(21) bond length is 2.64 Å. The Mg(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.07 Å. V(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(18), one O(21), and one O(5) atom to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The V(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.08 Å. The V(1)-O(13) bond length is 1.93 Å. The V(1)-O(16) bond length is 1.93 Å. The V(1)-O(18) bond length is 2.11 Å. The V(1)-O(21) bond length is 2.10 Å. The V(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.11 Å. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(18), one O(21), one O(4), and one O(7) atom to form distorted CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The Cr(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.21 Å. The Cr(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Cr(1)-O(18) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Cr(1)-O(21) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Cr(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Cr(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.02 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form CrO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The Cr(2)-O(10) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Cr(2)-O(15) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Cr(2)-O(17) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Cr(2)-O(19) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Cr(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Cr(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.06 Å. There are three inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(22), one O(23), one O(24), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form distorted MnO6 pentagonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra. The Mn(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.29 Å. The Mn(1)-O(22) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Mn(1)-O(23) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Mn(1)-O(24) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Mn(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.21 Å. The Mn(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.28 Å. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(20), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The Mn(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Mn(2)-O(14) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Mn(2)-O(20) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Mn(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Mn(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.20 Å. The Mn(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.92 Å. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(15), one O(17), one O(19), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. The Mn(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.22 Å. The Mn(3)-O(15) bond length is 2.26 Å. The Mn(3)-O(17) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Mn(3)-O(19) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Mn(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Mn(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.01 Å. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-49°. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.50 Å. The P(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.55 Å. The P(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.56 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-51°. The P(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.55 Å. The P(2)-O(13) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.57 Å. The P(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.55 Å. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(2) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-51°. The P(3)-O(10) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(3)-O(14) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(3)-O(16) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(3)-O(2) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(15), one O(23), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 30-53°. The P(4)-O(11) bond length is 1.63 Å. The P(4)-O(15) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(4)-O(23) bond length is 1.49 Å. The P(4)-O(9) bond length is 1.52 Å. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(17), one O(18), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 31-56°. The P(5)-O(12) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(5)-O(17) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(5)-O(18) bond length is 1.57 Å. The P(5)-O(24) bond length is 1.50 Å. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(19), one O(20), one O(21), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 23-49°. The P(6)-O(19) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(6)-O(20) bond length is 1.55 Å. The P(6)-O(21) bond length is 1.62 Å. The P(6)-O(22) bond length is 1.51 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one Mn(3), and one P(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(3) and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(3) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(2), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Mn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(2), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Mn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Mn(1), and one P(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one Cr(1), and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(2) and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a linear geometry to one V(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Mn(2), and one P(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one Cr(2), one Mn(3), and one P(4) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one P(3) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Cr(2), one Mn(3), and one P(5) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one Cr(1), and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Mn(3), and one P(6) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Mn(2), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one Cr(1), and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mn(1) and one P(6) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(1) and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mn(1) and one P(5) atom.