The structure of orange HgI~2~. I. Polytypic layer structure
Hostettler, Marc; Birkedal, Henrik; Schwarzenbach, Dieter; Acta Crystallographica Section B 58 (2002) 903–913; doi:10.1107/S010876810201618X

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 The structure of orange HgI~2~. I. Polytypic layer structure
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