Mn11ZnO16 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic C222 space group. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form corner-sharing MnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-60°. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) atoms to form corner-sharing MnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-60°. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(3) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra and corners with eight equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-59°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mn(3) and three equivalent Mn(1) atoms to form distorted OMn4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with three equivalent O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and two equivalent Mn(1) atoms to form distorted OMn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mn(3) and three equivalent Mn(2) atoms to form distorted OMn4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramids, and edges with three equivalent O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OMn3Zn trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramids.
Mn11ZnO16 is Spinel-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic C222 space group. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(3), two equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The Mn(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.94 Å. There is one shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (2.29 Å) Mn(1)-O(1) bond length. There are a spread of Mn(1)-O(4) bond distances ranging from 1.93-2.28 Å. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Mn(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The Mn(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.94 Å. There is one shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (2.30 Å) Mn(2)-O(3) bond length. There are a spread of Mn(2)-O(2) bond distances ranging from 1.93-2.28 Å. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form corner-sharing MnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-60°. Both Mn(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Both Mn(3)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) atoms to form corner-sharing MnO4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-60°. All Mn(4)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.03 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(3) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra and corners with eight equivalent Mn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-59°. All Zn(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.98 Å. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(4) is bonded to one Mn(3) and three equivalent Mn(1) atoms to form distorted OMn4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with three equivalent O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and two equivalent Mn(1) atoms to form distorted OMn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded to one Mn(3) and three equivalent Mn(2) atoms to form distorted OMn4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramids, and edges with three equivalent O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded to one Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OMn3Zn trigonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent O(4)Mn4 trigonal pyramids, corners with six equivalent O(2)Mn4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Mn3Zn trigonal pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Mn4 trigonal pyramids.