HgS is Cinnabar structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P3_121 space group. Hg(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing HgS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-10°. S(1) is bonded to six equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing SHg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-2°.
HgS is Cinnabar structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P3_121 space group. Hg(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing HgS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-10°. There are a spread of Hg(1)-S(1) bond distances ranging from 2.66-2.99 Å. S(1) is bonded to six equivalent Hg(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing SHg6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-2°.