Cu3Zn(WO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent W sites. In the first W site, W(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(14), one O(15), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent W(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. In the second W site, W(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(13), one O(16), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent W(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-56°. In the third W site, W(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-54°. In the fourth W site, W(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-55°. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent W(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-56°. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(15), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent W(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent W(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent W(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent W(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-56°. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(13), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form distorted ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one W(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent W(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-84°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(3), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(4), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one W(3), and one Zn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one W(4), and one Cu(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one W(4), and one Cu(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one W(3), and one Cu(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one W(1) and one Cu(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(2), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(3), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(4), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one W(3), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one W(4), and one Cu(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one W(4), and one Cu(2) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one W(3), and one Cu(3) atom.
Cu3Zn(WO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent W sites. In the first W site, W(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(14), one O(15), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent W(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. The W(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.87 Å. The W(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.10 Å. The W(1)-O(15) bond length is 2.01 Å. The W(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.14 Å. The W(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.89 Å. The W(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.83 Å. In the second W site, W(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(13), one O(16), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent W(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-56°. The W(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.82 Å. The W(2)-O(13) bond length is 2.08 Å. The W(2)-O(16) bond length is 2.00 Å. The W(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.89 Å. The W(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.18 Å. The W(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.89 Å. In the third W site, W(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(16), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-54°. The W(3)-O(11) bond length is 1.82 Å. The W(3)-O(13) bond length is 1.98 Å. The W(3)-O(16) bond length is 2.11 Å. The W(3)-O(3) bond length is 1.87 Å. The W(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.93 Å. The W(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.12 Å. In the fourth W site, W(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-55°. The W(4)-O(12) bond length is 1.83 Å. The W(4)-O(14) bond length is 2.01 Å. The W(4)-O(15) bond length is 2.09 Å. The W(4)-O(4) bond length is 1.90 Å. The W(4)-O(6) bond length is 1.89 Å. The W(4)-O(7) bond length is 2.12 Å. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent W(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-56°. The Cu(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.53 Å. The Cu(1)-O(12) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Cu(1)-O(14) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Cu(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Cu(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Cu(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.41 Å. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(15), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent W(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent W(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. The Cu(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Cu(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.46 Å. The Cu(2)-O(15) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Cu(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Cu(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.42 Å. The Cu(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.95 Å. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent W(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent W(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-56°. The Cu(3)-O(10) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Cu(3)-O(12) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Cu(3)-O(16) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Cu(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Cu(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Cu(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.49 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(13), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form distorted ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one W(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent W(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-84°. The Zn(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Zn(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Zn(1)-O(13) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Zn(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Zn(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.12 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(3), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(4), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one W(3), and one Zn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one W(4), and one Cu(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one W(4), and one Cu(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one W(3), and one Cu(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one W(1) and one Cu(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(2), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(3), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(4), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one W(3), and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one W(4), and one Cu(1) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(1), one W(4), and one Cu(2) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one W(2), one W(3), and one Cu(3) atom.