lithology

P17895
predicate

Indicates the type and characteristics of rock or sediment that compose a geological unit or layer.

All labels observed (37)

Label Occurrences
lithology canonical 847
hasLithology 126
primaryRockType 57

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: lithology
Generated description
Indicates the type and characteristics of rock or sediment that compose a geological unit or layer.

Sample triples (1,233)

Subject Object
Kayenta Formation siltstone
Supai Group sandstone
Supai Group siltstone
Supai Group shale
Dolomites dolomite via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Dolomites limestone via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Little Cottonwood Canyon granite via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Moine Supergroup metasedimentary rocks
Moine Supergroup psammites
Moine Supergroup pelites
Moine Supergroup quartzites
Moine Supergroup schists
Moine Supergroup gneisses
Lewisian complex basement banded tonalitic to granodioritic gneiss
Grampian Group metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
Grampian Group metamorphosed volcanic rocks
Grampian Group psammite
Grampian Group pelite
Grampian Group semipelite
Grampian Group quartzite
Grampian Group schist
Grampian Group gneiss
Grampian Group metavolcanic rocks
Appin Group metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
Appin Group psammite
Appin Group pelite
Appin Group quartzite
Appin Group limestone
Appin Group metacarbonate rocks
Moine Thrust Belt metamorphic rocks via predicate surface "lithologyInvolved"
Moine Thrust Belt sandstones via predicate surface "lithologyInvolved"
Moine Thrust Belt limestones via predicate surface "lithologyInvolved"
Moine Thrust Belt shales via predicate surface "lithologyInvolved"
Kaapvaal Craton granite-greenstone terranes
Kaapvaal Craton high-grade gneiss terrains
Transantarctic Mountains sedimentary rock via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Transantarctic Mountains igneous rock via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Transantarctic Mountains metamorphic rock via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Bahamas Platform carbonate sediments via predicate surface "dominantLithology"
1971 Teneguía eruption basalt via predicate surface "magmaComposition"
Metacomet Ridge traprock via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Metacomet Ridge basalt via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Wrangell Mountains volcanic rock via predicate surface "primaryRockType"
Vrica section, Calabria, Italy
surface form: Vrica section
marine sediments
Vrica section, Calabria, Italy
surface form: Vrica section
clay
Vrica section, Calabria, Italy
surface form: Vrica section
silt
Vrica section, Calabria, Italy
surface form: Vrica section
sand
Alpine-Carpathian mountain system sedimentary rocks
Alpine-Carpathian mountain system metamorphic rocks
Alpine-Carpathian mountain system igneous rocks