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The crystallographic information file (CIF): a new standard archive file for crystallography

Abstract

The specification of a new standard Crystallographic Information File (CIF) is described. Its development is based on the Self-Defining Text Archive and Retrieval (STAR) procedure [Hall (1991). J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci. 31, 326-333]. The CIF is a general, flexible and easily extensible free-format archive file; it is human and machine readable and can be edited by a simple text editor. The CIF is designed for the electronic transmission of …

Authors

Hall SR; Allen FH; Brown ID

Journal

Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and advances, Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 655–685

Publisher

International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)

Publication Date

November 1, 1991

DOI

10.1107/s010876739101067x

ISSN

0108-7673

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