International Tables for Crystallography

Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data

First online edition (2006)

Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon
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Describes CIF, the data exchange standard of crystallography. Provides: information for scientists who wish to record or use the results of a single-crystal or powder diffraction experiment; the data ontology necessary for designing interoperable computer applications; accompanying software including machine-readable CIF dictionaries, libraries and utility programs.

An essential guide and reference to CIF for programmers, data managers handling crystal-structure information and practising crystallographers.

Index

Core dictionary (coreCIF) version 2.4.2

_exptl_crystal_colour

Name:
'_exptl_crystal_colour'

Definition:

   The colour of the crystal.

Example:

'dark green'

May appear in list containing _exptl_crystal_id

Related items : _exptl_crystal_colour_lustre (alternate)
_exptl_crystal_colour_modifier (alternate)
_exptl_crystal_colour_primary (alternate)

Type: char

Category: exptl_crystal