checkCIF procedure
PLAT076
PLAT076 Type_1 Test for occupancy < 1.0 for atom on special position
The CIF contains an atom sitting on a special position with occupancy specified as less than 1.0. This is often an error and the result of the confusion of the notions 'occupancy' and 'population parameter'. The first should be 1.0 for a fully occupied site. The latter multiplies the site-symmetry with the occupancy. Thus, for a fully occupied site on a mirror plane the site-symmetry will be 0.5 * 1.0 = 0.5. NOTE: A wrong occupancy number will lead to an incorrect expected chemical formula.

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