Crystal Lattice Structures:
Index by Pearson Symbol
Last modified 25 September 2001
The Pearson symbol indicates the crystal symmetry and the number of atoms in the unit cell. For example, NaCl has a face-centered (F) cubic (c) structure with 8 atoms in the cube, so it is designated cF8. Cinnabar has 6 atoms in a hexagonal (h) primitive (P) cell, so it is designated hP6. Note that the Pearson symbol does not necessarily specify a unique structure (e.g., cF8).
![]() A1 (fcc) Structure |
![]() A4 (diamond) Structure |
![]() B1 (NaCl) Structure |
![]() B3 (Zincblende) Structure |
![]() C1 (Fluorite) Structure |
![]() C1b (MgAgAs) Structure |
![]() B32 (NaTl) Structure |
![]() D0_3 (AlFe3) Structure |
![]() L21 (Heusler) (AlCu2Mn) Structure |
![]() Ideal beta-Cristobalite (SiO2, C9) Structure |
![]() C15 (Laves) (Cu2Mg) Structure |
![]() H11 (Spinel) (Al2MgO4) Structure |
![]() Si34 Clathrate |
![]() C54 (TiSi2) Structure |
![]() alpha-Sulfur (A16) Structure |
![]() A2 (bcc) Structure |
![]() Pt3O4 Structure |
![]() `BC8' Silicon Structure |
![]() Skutterudite (D02) Structure |
![]() A12 (alpha Mn) Structure |
![]() Ah (sc) Structure |
![]() B2 (Cesium Chloride) Structure |
![]() L12 (Cu3Au) Structure |
![]() D09 (alpha-ReO3) Structure |
![]() E21 (Perovskite) Structure |
![]() Fe4C Structure |
![]() C3 (Cuprite) Structure |
![]() NbO Structure |
![]() D21 (B6Ca) Structure |
![]() A15 (Cr3Si) |
![]() B20 (FeSi) |
![]() B21 (CO) Structure |
![]() H24 (Sulvanite) |
![]() C2 (Pyrite) Structure |
![]() SC16 Structure |
![]() A13 (beta Mn) Structure |
![]() Si46 Clathrate |
![]() Af (Simple Hexagonal) Lattice |
![]() A3 (hcp) Structure |
![]() Bh (Tungsten Carbide) Structure |
![]() A8 (gamma Se) Phase |
![]() hexagonal omega Phase |
![]() trigonal omega Phase |
![]() BaPtSb Structure |
![]() A3' (alpha La) Structure |
![]() A9 (graphite) Structure |
![]() B4 (Wurtzite) Structure |
![]() B81 (NiAs) Structure |
![]() Lonsdaleite (Hexagonal Diamond) |
![]() D519 (Al3Ni2) Structure |
![]() B9 (Cinnabar) Structure |
![]() Cu2Te (Ch) |
![]() D2d (CaCu5) Structure |
![]() Tetrahedrally Bonded Carbon with 3 Member Rings |
![]() D018 (Na3As) Structure |
![]() D019 (Ni3Sn) Structure |
![]() Bainite (Fe3C) Structure |
![]() AlCCr2 Structure |
![]() Moissanite-4H (CSi) Structure |
![]() alpha (low) Quartz (SiO2) Structure |
![]() beta (high) Quartz (SiO2) Structure |
![]() C10 (beta Tridymite, SiO2) Structure |
![]() C14 (Laves) (MgZn2) Structure |
![]() Moissanite-6H (CSi) Structure |
![]() CMo Structure |
![]() AlN3Ti4 Structure |
![]() C36 (Laves) (MgNi2) Structure |
![]() Ai (beta Po) Structure |
![]() A10 (alpha Hg) Structure |
![]() A7 (alpha As) Structure |
![]() C19 (alpha Sm) Structure |
![]() Caswellsilverite (F51) |
![]() Moissanite-9R (CSi) Structure |
![]() D51 (Corundum) Structure |
![]() CaCO3 (Calcite) Structure |
![]() alpha-Boron Structure |
![]() Moissanite-9R (CSi) Structure |
![]() PdAl Structure |
![]() L11 (CuPt) Structure |
![]() C34 (AuTe2) Structure |
![]() B26 (CuO) Structure |
![]() B2Pd5 Structure |
![]() A20 (alpha U) Structure |
![]() A11 (alpha Ga) Structure |
![]() A14 (I2) Structure |
![]() A17 (black Phosphorus) Structure |
![]() B33 (CrB) Structure |
![]() C49 (ZrSi2) Structure |
![]() Ga3Pt5 Structure |
![]() S2Si (C42) |
![]() B19 (AuCd) Structure |
![]() CuTe Structure |
![]() Fe2C Structure |
![]() Ac (alpha Np) Structure |
![]() B16 (GeS) Structure |
![]() B27 (FeB) Structure |
![]() Tetrahedrally Bonded Carbon with 4 Member Rings |
![]() 1212C High-Tc [YBa2Cu3O7-x] Structure |
![]() D011 (Fe3C, cementite) Structure |
![]() CaTiO3 Pnma distorted Perovskite |
![]() MgB4 structure |
![]() Brookite (C21) |
![]() D101 (C3Cr7) Structure |
![]() Aa (Protactinium) Structure |
![]() A6 (Indium) Structure |
![]() A5 (beta-Tin) Structure |
![]() bct5 (metastable Si) Structure |
![]() C11b (MoSi2) Structure |
![]() D022 (Al3Ti) Structure |
![]() NbP ("40") Structure |
![]() Al2CdS4 (E3) |
![]() 0201 High-Tc [(La,Ba)2CuO4] |
![]() D023 (Al3Zn) Structure |
![]() E11 Chalcopyrite |
![]() Stannite (H26) |
![]() Ga2Hf Structure |
![]() L10 (AuCu) Structure |
![]() Ad (beta-Np) Structure |
![]() B10 (PbS) Structure |
![]() B11 (gamma CuTi) Structure |
![]() L60 (CuTi3) Structure |
![]() C4 (Rutile) Structure |
![]() Alpha (low) Cristobalite (SiO2) Structure |
![]() `ST12' Silicon Structure |
![]() T-50 Boron structure |
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