Unit Cells and Centering
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Triclinic (P) or lattice
Monoclinic (P)
     one face centered (C)
Hexagonal (P)
         H2O(s)
          One of each H-pair is randomly present.
     centered (R)
     Rhombohedral (P)
Orthorhombic (P)
     body centered (I)
     one face centered (A, C)
     all faces centered (F)
Tetragonal (P)
     body centered (I)
Cubic (P)
         Po
         CsCl or CsCl
         Ni3Al or Cu3Au
     body centered (I)
         Fe
         Cu2O
     all faces centered (F)
         Cu
         NaCl or NaCl
         CaF2 or CaF2
         Cu2O
         Li2O or Li2O
         ZnS or ZnS or CuCl
         Li3Bi or Li3Bi or BiF3
         Diamond or Silicon
         NaTl or NaTl
         SiO2 (high T)
    Other
         ReO3 or ReO3
         Cr3Si
         BaTiO3 or CaTiO3
         K2PtCl6
         K2PtCl4 (tetragonal)
         C6H6 (orthorhombic)
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This page created by George Lisensky, Beloit College.
Last modified September 22, 2021.
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