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Core dictionary (coreCIF) version 2.4.5

_space_group_crystal_system

Name:
'_space_group_crystal_system'

Definition:

   The name of the system of geometric crystal classes of space
   groups (crystal system) to which the space group belongs.
   Note that rhombohedral space groups belong to the
   trigonal system.

May appear in list containing _space_group_id

Related item: _symmetry_cell_setting (alternate)

The data value must be one of the following:


triclinic

monoclinic

orthorhombic

tetragonal

trigonal

hexagonal

cubic

Type: char

Category: space_group