The structure described by Fe3Zn2O8 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are two inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(3) atoms to form edge-sharing FeO6 octahedra. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form edge-sharing FeO6 octahedra. Zn(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and four equivalent O(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Fe(2) and one Zn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), two equivalent Fe(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Fe(1), one Fe(2), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZn2Fe2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Zn2Fe3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.937
_cell_length_b   5.937
_cell_length_c   5.031
_cell_angle_alpha   71.826
_cell_angle_beta   71.826
_cell_angle_gamma   59.674
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   142.839
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.717  0.717  0.347  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.283  0.283  0.653  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.737  0.263  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.263  0.737  0.000  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.390  0.390  0.924  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.610  0.610  0.076  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.891  0.891  0.923  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.109  0.109  0.077  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.346  0.888  0.600  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.888  0.346  0.600  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.112  0.654  0.400  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.654  0.112  0.400  1.0
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The structure described by Fe3Zn2O8 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are two inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(3) atoms to form edge-sharing FeO6 octahedra. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form edge-sharing FeO6 octahedra. Zn(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and four equivalent O(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Fe(2) and one Zn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Fe(1), two equivalent Fe(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Fe(1), one Fe(2), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZn2Fe2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Zn2Fe3O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.937
_cell_length_b   5.937
_cell_length_c   5.031
_cell_angle_alpha   71.826
_cell_angle_beta   71.826
_cell_angle_gamma   59.674
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   142.839
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.717  0.717  0.347  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.283  0.283  0.653  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.737  0.263  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.263  0.737  0.000  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.390  0.390  0.924  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.610  0.610  0.076  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.891  0.891  0.923  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.109  0.109  0.077  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.346  0.888  0.600  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.888  0.346  0.600  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.112  0.654  0.400  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.654  0.112  0.400  1.0
[/CIF]
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