Magnesium - ₁₂Mg: crystal structures

Space group: P63/mmc
Space group number: 194
Structure: hcp (hexagonal close-packed)
Cell parameters:
- a: 320.94 pm
- b: 320.94 pm
- c: 521.08 pm
- α: 90.000°
- β: 90.000°
- γ: 120.000°

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References

C. B. Walker and M. Marezio, Acta Met., 1959, 7, 769.