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THE crystal structure of α-tin (grey tin) is given by Bijl and Kolkineiger1 as a diamond-type structure, having a = 6.46 A., and the X-ray density as 5.81 gm.cm.−3.
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Bijl and Kolkineiger, Proc. Roy. Acad. Sci. Amsterdam, 21, 405, 494, 501 (1919).
Bragg, W. L., J. Sci. Instr., 24, 27 (1947).
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BROWNLEE, L. Lattice Constant of Grey Tin. Nature 166, 482 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166482a0
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