ZnS is Moissanite-6H structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3mc space group. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1,2) is bonded to one S(1) and three equivalent S(2) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one S(3) and three equivalent S(1) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Zn(1,2) and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(1,2) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Zn(3) and three equivalent Zn(1,2) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra.
ZnS is Moissanite-6H structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3mc space group. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1,2) is bonded to one S(1) and three equivalent S(2) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. The Zn(1,2)-S(1) bond length is 2.33 Å. All Zn(1,2)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one S(3) and three equivalent S(1) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. The Zn(3)-S(3) bond length is 2.34 Å. All Zn(3)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Zn(1,2) and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(1,2) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Zn(3) and three equivalent Zn(1,2) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. All S(3)-Zn(1,2) bond lengths are 2.33 Å.