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Useful Links

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Materials Science

The Materials Project, computational structure and properties database: Link

Mineral Chemistry Database (incl. Raman, X-ray diffraction): Link

Crystal Structure Resources

Inorganic Crystal Structure Database, ICSD: Link

Crystallography Open Database: Link

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database: Link

Crystallography / Symmetry

Bilbao Crystallographic Server: Link

Tutorial introduction to point groups and symmetry: Link

ISOTROPY Structure Suite, software for group theory methods: Link

The space groups in real materials: Link

Scattering Properties

APS X-ray absorption calculator: Link

NIST X-ray transition energy database: Link

NIST neutron scattering lengths and cross sections: Link

NIST neutron activation calculator: Link

Structure Refinement Software

Diffpy-CMI: Link

DISCUS Suite, defect and nano structure simulation and refinement: Link

GSAS-II, Rietveld refinement and more: Link

PDFgui, small- box local structure refinement: Link

RMCProfile, large-box complex modeling: Link

Topas Academic: Rietveld and PDF refinement: Link