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Data Item
_space_group.crystal_system
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Item name
_space_group.crystal_system
Category name
space_group
Attribute name
crystal_system
Required in PDB entries
no
Used in current PDB entries
Yes, in about 7.0 % of entries
Item Description
The name of the system of geometric crystal classes of space groups (crystal system) to which the space group belongs. Note that rhombohedral space groups belong to the trigonal system.
Data Type
Data type code
code
Data type detail
code item types/single words ...
Primitive data type code
char
Regular expression
[_,.;:"&<>()/\{}'`~!@#$%A-Za-z0-9*|+-]*
Controlled Vocabulary
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cubic
hexagonal
monoclinic
orthorhombic
tetragonal
triclinic
trigonal
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cubic
hexagonal
monoclinic
orthorhombic
tetragonal
triclinic
trigonal
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Related Item Name
Relation Type
_symmetry.cell_setting
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_space_group_crystal_system
cif_core.dic
2.3