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Core dictionary (coreCIF) version 2.4.5

_atom_type_description

Name:
'_atom_type_description'

Definition:

   A description of the atom(s) designated by this atom type. In
   most cases, this will be the element name and oxidation state of
   a single atom  species. For disordered or nonstoichiometric
   structures it will describe a combination of atom species.

Examples:

deuterium
0.34Fe+0.66Ni

Appears in list containing _atom_type_symbol

Type: char

Category: atom_type


International Tables for Crystallography

Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data

First online edition (2006)

Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon

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