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Ionic structures
Cubic close packing
layers and unit cell
unit cell and holes
rocksalt
anti-fluorite
fluorite
zinc blende
cadmium chloride
caesium oxide
anatase
chromium(III) chloride
spinel
Hexagonal close packing
Not close packed
Miller planes
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The structures of many ionic compounds can be thought of as cubic close packed (CCP) anions with the cations in the interstitial holes.
layers and unit cell
unit cell and interstitial holes
rocksalt
anti-fluorite
fluorite
zinc blende
fluorite
cadmium chloride
caesium oxide
chromium(III) chloride
spinel