Reinvestigation of Ni3TeO6

The crystal structure of the title compound, trinickel(II) tellurium(VI) hexaoxide, has been reinvestigated [Newnham & Meagher (1967). Mater. Res. Bull. 2, 549-554] and confirmed to much higher precision. The structure is of the corundum (Al2O3) type, with Ni and Te replacing Al in an ordered manner. All the metal atoms occupy special positions with site symmetry 3.