Crystallographic Information Framework

Ancillary notes

The notes collected here form part of the complete specification of data items within the Crystallographic Information Framework. They should be read in association with the formal specification of the Crystallographic Information File format to achieve complete conformance to CIF standards. Note that many of the notes here describe formatting rules for individual CIF data items which should also be applied in XML or other file formats used for conveying CIF data.

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