Crystallographic Information Framework

STAR File specification

This page is a placeholder for a detailed online specification of the STAR File.

Canonical references for papers describing the STAR File are

  • Hall, Sydney R. (1991), J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci., 31, 326-333
  • Hall, Sydney R. & Spadaccini, N. (1994), J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci., 34, 505-508

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.