ZnS is Zincblende, Sphalerite-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3mc space group. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1,3,4,5,6,8,10) is bonded to four equivalent S(1,2,3,4,7,8,10) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2,7) is bonded to one S(5,6) and three equivalent S(1,2,3,4,7,8,10) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(9) is bonded to one S(9) and three equivalent S(5,6) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1,2,3,4,7,8,10) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(1,3,4,5,6,8,10) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(5,6) is bonded to one Zn(2,7) and three equivalent Zn(1,3,4,5,6,8,10) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the third S site, S(9) is bonded to one Zn(9) and three equivalent Zn(2,7) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra.
ZnS is Zincblende, Sphalerite-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3mc space group. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1,3,4,5,6,8,10) is bonded to four equivalent S(1,2,3,4,7,8,10) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. All Zn(1,3,4,5,6,8,10)-S(1,2,3,4,7,8,10) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2,7) is bonded to one S(5,6) and three equivalent S(1,2,3,4,7,8,10) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. The Zn(2,7)-S(5,6) bond length is 2.33 Å. All Zn(2,7)-S(1,2,3,4,7,8,10) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn(9) is bonded to one S(9) and three equivalent S(5,6) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnS4 tetrahedra. The Zn(9)-S(9) bond length is 2.34 Å. All Zn(9)-S(5,6) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1,2,3,4,7,8,10) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(1,3,4,5,6,8,10) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(5,6) is bonded to one Zn(2,7) and three equivalent Zn(1,3,4,5,6,8,10) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. All S(5,6)-Zn(1,3,4,5,6,8,10) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. In the third S site, S(9) is bonded to one Zn(9) and three equivalent Zn(2,7) atoms to form corner-sharing SZn4 tetrahedra. All S(9)-Zn(2,7) bond lengths are 2.33 Å.