Considering structural features of the already known tetradymite-like layered chalcogenide phases, we have attempt to synthesize a new mix-layered compound, SnBi 4 Te 4 . The newly synthesized alloy examined by means of differential thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope techniques.The melting nature of the discovered phase is found to be incongruently at 831 K. The crystal structure of the SnBi 4 Te 4 was elucidated from powder pattern by Rietveld method. The determined crystal structure was found to derived from tetradymite type and featured by the alternation of theseven-layered (septuple) blocks of SnBi 2 Te 4 and bismuth bilayers. The result of this work, the existence of a new -SnBi 4 Te 4 compound in the Sn-Bi-Te ternary systemcan shed light for the incoming research works to search for similar phases in the other releated A IV -Bi-Te ( = , , ) systems.