Crystallographic Information Framework

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Topology dictionary (topoCIF) version 0.9.6 definitions

Definitions are arranged alphabetically by category and within category.

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.