ZnO, Zn(OH)₂, Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂·H₂O, ZnCO₃, and Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆ synthetic powders were prepared by chemical or solid-state method. Their crystalline phase structure, thermal behavior, and morphology were examined. Characteristic infrared absorbance bands were estimated by means of FT-IR ATR spectroscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) allowed to calculate the modified Auger parameters (α ′) thereof to 2010.2, 2009.3, 2009.4, 2009.7, and 2009.8 eV, respectively for ZnO, Zn(OH)₂, Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂·H₂O, ZnCO₃, and Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆. Finally, comparison of surface composition may be crucial to evaluation of the unknown experimental spectra of corrosion products formed on the surface of zinc alloy coatings exposed in NaCl solution.