Crystal structure of a new compound Zn(Se0₄)(H₂0)₂ (orthorhombic, Pbca, a = 9.0411(13), b = 10.246(2), с = 10.3318(15) A, V= 957.1(3) A³) has been solved by direct methods and refined to Д, = 0.033 on the basis of 1076 unique observed reflections with \Fui\ 5: 42+ cation coordinated by two water molecules and four oxygen atoms of selenate groups. The only independent (Se04)^2_ tetra-hedral oxoanion is tetradentate, i. e. shares corners with four adjacent [Zn²⁺0₂(H₂0)₄]²⁺ octahedra. The structure can be described as consisting of heteropolyhedral sheets parallel to the (001) plane and linked together into a three-dimensional network. The compound belongs to the variscite structure type and is the first structurally characterized selenate of this group.