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Modulated Structures CIF Dictionary

The modulated structures CIF dictionary (msCIF) is a supplement to the Core dictionary designed to permit the description of incommensurately modulated crystal structures, according to the Checklist published by the Commission on Aperiodic Crystals in Acta Cryst. (1997), A53, 95-100.

Current official release

Version 1.0.1 of 16 June 2005
- HTML version
- Formatted pdf version [Chapter 4.3 of International Tables for Crystallography Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data, First edition (2005)]
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Archival versions

Version 1.0 of 4 March 2002

Supporting materials

Example file for the one-dimensional incommensurately modulated structure of K₂SeO₄
Example file for the modulated structure of the inorganic misfit layer compound (LaS)_1.14NbS₂
Alternative example file for the modulated structure of the inorganic misfit layer compound (LaS)_1.14NbS₂
Example file for the modulated structure of the incommensurate composite crystal (PbS)_1.12VS₂

Updated 21 July 2005

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