Fe3Co2Te(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are three inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(7) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-51°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-51°. Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(3) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Fe(2), one Co(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Fe(1), one Co(2), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one P(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Fe(3), one Co(2), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(1) and one P(2) atom.
Fe3Co2Te(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are three inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. All Fe(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.08 Å. All Fe(1)-O(8) bond lengths are 1.95 Å. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. All Fe(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. All Fe(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. All Fe(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. All Fe(3)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.10 Å. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. All Co(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. All Co(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.22 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(7) atoms. All Co(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. All Co(2)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.20 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-51°. The P(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.55 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.58 Å. The P(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.56 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Fe(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Fe(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-51°. The P(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.62 Å. The P(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.52 Å. Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. All Te(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.03 Å. All Te(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.14 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(3) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Fe(2), one Co(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Fe(1), one Co(2), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one P(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Fe(3), one Co(2), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe(1) and one P(2) atom.