Acta Crystallographica Section B

Structural Science

Volume 56, Part 5 (October 2000)


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Acta Cryst. (2000). B56, 828-832    [ doi:10.1107/S0108768100008727 ]

Two-dimensional packing and pseudosymmetry

D. Britton

Abstract: It is possible to understand, or at least rationalize, the occurrence of pseusosymmetry elements in some crystals as a consequence of a higher symmetry in a two-dimensional layer being obscured by the three-dimensional packing of the layers. Six examples, including both simple compounds and co-crystals and involving six different symmetries, are described.

Keywords: Packing; Pseudosymmetry.

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