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.type_symbol

Name:
_atom_site.type_symbol

Alias:
_atom_site_type_symbol

Definition:

   
    A code to identify the atom species occupying this site.
    This code must match a corresponding _atom_type.symbol. If
    absent, component 0 of the _atom_site.label must be used to
    specify atomic type. See _atom_type.symbol.

Examples:

Cu
Cu2+
S
O1-

Type: Word

Evaluation method:

    _atom_site.type_symbol  =   AtomType ( _atom_site.label )

Category:
atom_site








































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