MgVWZn2O6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-45°. V(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 36-54°. W(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 36-54°. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-52°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent O(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one W(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one W(1), and one Zn(1) atom.
MgVWZn2O6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-45°. All Mg(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.08 Å. All Mg(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. V(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 36-54°. All V(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.25 Å. All V(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. W(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 36-54°. All W(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.27 Å. All W(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.15 Å. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Mg(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Mg(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-52°. All Zn(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. All Zn(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent O(1) atoms. All Zn(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one W(1), one Zn(1), and one Zn(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1), one V(1), one W(1), and one Zn(1) atom.