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Macromolecular dictionary (mmCIF) version 2.0.09

_atom_type.description

Name:
'_atom_type.description'

Definition:

   A description of the atom(s) designated by this atom type. In
   most cases, this is 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

Type: text

Mandatory item: no

Alias:
_atom_type_description (cif_core.dic version 2.0.1)

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.