International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume G
Definition and exchange of crystallographic data
Edited by J. R. Hester and B. McMahon

International Tables for Crystallography (2026). Vol. G. Early view chapter
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060001011

Chapter 4.2 Core dictionary (coreCIF)


Index

Core dictionary version 3.3.0

_atom_site.fract_symmform

Name:
_atom_site.fract_symmform

Alias:
_atom_site_fract_symmform

Definition:

   
    A symbolic expression that indicates the symmetry-restricted form of the
    components of the positional coordinates of an atom.

Examples:

Dx,Dy,Dz No symmetry restrictions.
Dx,-Dx,0 y component equal and opposite to x component with z component zero.
Dx,0,Dz y component zero.

Type: Text

Category:
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