KMg6Zn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. K(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), and one Zn(1) atom. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Mg(3), one Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(2) and two equivalent Mg(4) atoms. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), and four equivalent Mg(1) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent Mg(1), and four equivalent Mg(2) atoms.
KMg6Zn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. K(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(4), four equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Both K(1)-Mg(1) bond lengths are 3.53 Å. Both K(1)-Mg(4) bond lengths are 3.41 Å. All K(1)-Mg(2) bond lengths are 3.53 Å. Both K(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.23 Å. There are four inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(4), and one Zn(1) atom. Both Mg(1)-Mg(2) bond lengths are 3.13 Å. Both Mg(1)-Mg(4) bond lengths are 3.16 Å. The Mg(1)-Zn(1) bond length is 2.96 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Mg(3), one Mg(4), two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Mg(2), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. The Mg(2)-Mg(3) bond length is 3.47 Å. The Mg(2)-Mg(4) bond length is 3.08 Å. There is one shorter (2.98 Å) and one longer (3.13 Å) Mg(2)-Mg(2) bond length. Both Mg(2)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.08 Å. In the third Mg site, Mg(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mg(2) and two equivalent Mg(4) atoms. Both Mg(3)-Mg(4) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent Mg(2), two equivalent Mg(3), and four equivalent Mg(1) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent Mg(1), and four equivalent Mg(2) atoms.