hostRock

P53497
predicate

Indicates that one rock body serves as the surrounding or enclosing rock in which another geological feature (such as an ore deposit, vein, or intrusion) occurs.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
hostRock canonical 52
hostRockFor 14
hostRocks 8

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: hostRock
Generated description
Indicates that one rock body serves as the surrounding or enclosing rock in which another geological feature (such as an ore deposit, vein, or intrusion) occurs.

Sample triples (87)

Subject Object
Virgin Valley opal fields silicified volcanic ash
Virgin Valley opal fields tuffaceous sediments
Coast Plutonic Complex intrudes older metamorphic and sedimentary rocks via predicate surface "hostRockRelationship"
Sudbury Basin Sudbury Basin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sudbury Igneous Complex
Battle Mountain mining district volcanic rocks via predicate surface "hasHostRock"
Battle Mountain mining district sedimentary rocks via predicate surface "hasHostRock"
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant halite
Round Mountain Gold Mine volcanic rocks
Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone basalts via predicate surface "hostRockTypes"
Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone gabbros via predicate surface "hostRockTypes"
Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone ultramafic rocks via predicate surface "hostRockTypes"
Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone radiolarian cherts via predicate surface "hostRockTypes"
Mother Lode gold belt metamorphic rocks
Mother Lode gold belt slate
Mother Lode gold belt schist
Mother Lode gold belt greenstone
Lassen Volcanic National Park hydrothermal system andesitic volcanic rocks
Lassen Volcanic National Park hydrothermal system dacitic volcanic rocks
Lassen Volcanic National Park hydrothermal system rhyodacitic volcanic rocks
Permian Garber Sandstone barite rose rocks via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Carolina Slate Belt orogenic gold deposits via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Carolina Slate Belt volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Mauna Loa magma system oceanic crust
Mauna Loa magma system Hawaiian shield volcano edifice
Austin mining district Paleozoic sedimentary rocks
Arabian Shield epithermal gold deposits via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Arabian Shield volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Arabian Shield porphyry copper deposits via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Broadlands geothermal field volcanic rocks via predicate surface "hasHostRocks"
Broadlands geothermal field ignimbrites via predicate surface "hasHostRocks"
Broadlands geothermal field rhyolitic rocks via predicate surface "hasHostRocks"
Athabasca oil sands McMurray Formation NERFINISHED
Sudbury mining camp Sudbury Igneous Complex NERFINISHED
Manhattan mining district volcanic flows and tuffs
Carlin Trend mining district siliceous sedimentary rocks
Carlin Trend mining district carbonate rocks
Carlin Trend mining district limestone
Carlin Trend mining district dolomite
Rochester mining district volcanic rocks
Pioche mining district limestone
Pioche mining district sedimentary rocks
Round Mountain mining district volcanic rocks via predicate surface "hasHostRock"
Pinedale Anticline gas field clastic sedimentary rocks
Macraes goldfield Otago Schist NERFINISHED
Shafter silver mine limestone
Mississippi Valley-Type lead-zinc district carbonate rocks
Mississippi Valley-Type lead-zinc district limestone
Mississippi Valley-Type lead-zinc district dolostone
Cortez mining district Paleozoic carbonate rocks
Cortez mining district siliciclastic sedimentary rocks