CaZn(GeO3)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. Ca(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(3), four equivalent O(1), and four equivalent O(5) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form corner-sharing GeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 15-39°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ca(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ca(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms.
CaZn(GeO3)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. Ca(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(3), four equivalent O(1), and four equivalent O(5) atoms. Both Ca(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.40 Å. All Ca(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. There are two shorter (2.51 Å) and two longer (2.77 Å) Ca(1)-O(5) bond lengths. Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Both Zn(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. Both Zn(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Ge(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form corner-sharing GeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 15-39°. The Ge(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ge(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Ge(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ge(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.98 Å. There is one shorter (1.85 Å) and one longer (1.86 Å) Ge(1)-O(1) bond length. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ca(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ca(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ca(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms.