Core dictionary (coreCIF)

Hall, Sydney R.; Allen, Frank H.; Brown, I. David; Toby, Brian H.; Hester, James R.; Vaitkus, Antanas; Rowles, Matthew R.; Bollinger, John C.; Rainer, Daniel N.; McMahon, Brian

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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
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Chapter 4.2 Core dictionary (coreCIF)

CIF_CORE_HEAD > EXPTL > SPACE_GROUP

Index

Core dictionary version 3.3.0

_space_group.point_group_H-M

Name:
_space_group.point_group_H-M

Definition:

   
    The Hermann-Mauguin symbol denoting the geometric crystal
    class of space groups to which the space group belongs, and
    the geometric crystal class of point groups to which the
    point group of the space group belongs.

Examples:

-4

4/m

Type: Text

Category:
space_group

International Tables for Crystallography (2026). Vol. G. Chapter 4.2
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060001011