Crystal structures and cellular automata

Cellular automata are used as dynamic topological models of crystal structures based upon frameworks consisting of fundamental building blocks. Structure is considered as an automaton that works in accord with a prescribed program. Cellular automata models are constructed for metal sulfide frameworks in minerals and compounds of the pentlandite-djertisherite-bartonite series, for zeolite ACO and compounds with pharmacosiderite structure, leucophosphite, phosphovanadylite etc.