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Tables for Crystallography Volume G Definition and exchange of crystallographic data Edited by J. R. Hester and B. McMahon © International Union of Crystallography 2026 |
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https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060001011 Chapter 4.2 Core dictionary (coreCIF) |
Core dictionary version 3.3.0
_space_group.Bravais_type
Name:_space_group.Bravais_type
Definition:
The symbol denoting the lattice type (Bravais type) to which the
translational subgroup (vector lattice) of the space group
belongs. It consists of a lower-case letter indicating the
crystal system followed by an upper-case letter indicating
the lattice centring. The setting-independent symbol mS
replaces the setting-dependent symbols mB and mC, and the
setting-independent symbol oS replaces the setting-dependent
symbols oA, oB and oC.
Reference: International Tables for Crystallography (2016). Volume A,
Space-group symmetry, edited by M. I. Aroyo, 6th ed.,
Tables 1.3.4.1 and 2.1.1.1.
Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Type: Text
The data value must be one of the following:
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aP | Triclinic primitive |
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mP | Monoclinic primitive |
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mS | Monoclinic centred |
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oP | Orthorhombic primitive |
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oS | Orthorhombic single-face centred |
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oI | Orthorhombic body-centred |
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oF | Orthorhombic all faces centred |
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tP | Tetragonal primitive |
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tI | Tetragonal body-centred |
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hP | Hexagonal primitive |
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hR | Rhombohedral |
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cP | Cubic primitive |
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cI | Cubic body-centred |
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cF | Cubic face-centred |
Category:
space_group
