Wurtzite - ZnS
Wurtzite is the name given to the mineral ZnS. It has a hexagonal close packed array of S and the Zn(II) sit in tetrahedral (1/2 occupied) sites in the lattice, giving a Unit Cell with 8 Zn and 16 S's.

Highlight the hcp layers of S's
Show 2nd layer of S's
Show 3rd layer of S's
Show 2nd and 3rd layer
Show 2nd and 4th layer
Show 2nd and 5th layer

show the unit cell
Highlight a Zn site, CN=4 highlight connecting ions for radius ratio calculation
Highlight a S site, CN=4

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The display shows an idealised unit cell (Space group P63mc). The cell lengths used were a=b= 3.823 c=6.261 A and angles alpha=beta=90 and gamma=120.
Complexes that adapt this structure include..
BeO, ZnO, and a form of MnS and the high temperature form of CuCl.
Information is available to show how the individual structural pages were created.
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