The Graphite Crystal
Structure
Last modified 5 April
2001

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- Prototype: C (graphite)
- Pearson Symbol: hP4
- Strukturbericht Designation: A9
- Space Group: P63/mmc (Cartesian and lattice coordinate listings
available)
- Number: 194
- Other Elements with this Structure: none
- Primitive Vectors:
- A1 = ½ a X - ½ 31/2
a Y
- A2 = ½ a X + ½ 31/2
a Y
- A3 = c Z
- Basis Vectors: (space group files generated with u = 0)
- B1 = ¼ A3 = ¼
cZ
- B2 = ¾ A3 = ¾
cZ
- B3 = 1/3 A1 + 2/3
A2 + (¼ + u) A3 = ½ a
X + ½ 3-1/2 a Y + (¼ + u) c
Z
- B4 = 2/3 A1 + 1/3
A2 + (¾ + u) A3 = ½ a
X - ½ 3-1/2 a Y + (¾ + u) c
Z
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