The structure of Zn
4Na(OH)
6SO
4Cl·6H
2O, a secondary mineral from Hettstedt, Germany, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals are hexagonal,
a=8.413(8),
c=13.095(24) Å, space group
P[`3]P\bar 3
, Z=2. The structure was refined to R=0.0554 and R
w=0.0903 for 970 reflections with I≥3σ(I). The structure can be described as zinc hydroxide layers perpendicular to
c, from which sulfates and chlorides extend. The layers are held together by a system of hydrogen bonds involving hexaaquo
Na
+ ions which occupy the interlayer space.
Key words Crystal - structure - zinc - hydroxide - sulfate - chloride - mineral