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The NIST Crystal Data Database contains unit cell and space group information for 237,671 entries, compiled from the primary literature and other crystallographic databases. Many materials will have multiple entries, reflecting the contents of the literature (and occasionally literature information is in conflict). These pages are for use by NIST staff, from NIST computers only.

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