Here is some information about the crystal structure of ytterbium.

Space group:	Fm-3m (Space group number: 225)
Structure:	ccp (cubic close-packed)
Cell parameters:	a /pm	b /pm	c /pm	α / °	β / °	γ / °
	548.47	548.47	548.47	90.000	90.000	90.000

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References

I. R. Harris and G. V. Raynor, J. Less-Common Metals, 1969, 17, 336.