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
Witwatersrand Supergroup Witwatersrand goldfields via predicate surface "hostRockFor" NERFINISHED
Pachuca-Real del Monte silver-gold vein system Tertiary volcanic rocks
Ferrar Dolerite Beacon Supergroup via predicate surface "hostRocks" NERFINISHED
Bayan Obo rare earth mine dolomite
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine region volcanic rocks
Homestake experiment gold mine
Cerro Verde copper deposit intrusive igneous rocks
Cerro Verde copper deposit volcanic rocks
Toquepala copper deposit intrusive igneous rocks
Magondi Belt sedimentary rocks via predicate surface "hostRockTypes"
Magondi Belt volcanic rocks via predicate surface "hostRockTypes"
Kimberley kimberlite fields Karoo Supergroup NERFINISHED
Kimberley kimberlite fields Precambrian basement rocks
Zimbabwe Craton orogenic gold deposits via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Zimbabwe Craton banded iron formations via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Zimbabwe Craton komatiitic lava flows via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Murray formation organic-matter detections by Curiosity via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Aitik mine Precambrian rocks
Beowawe geothermal area volcanic rocks
Beowawe geothermal area sedimentary rocks
Moldanubian Batholith high-grade metamorphic rocks via predicate surface "hostRocks"
Moldanubian Batholith gneiss via predicate surface "hostRocks"
Moldanubian Batholith migmatite via predicate surface "hostRocks"
Nazca oceanic crust volcanic provinces oceanic crust
Ridgeway gold deposit metavolcanic rocks
Ridgeway gold deposit metasedimentary rocks
Carolina Gold Belt metavolcanic rocks via predicate surface "hostRocks"
Carolina Gold Belt metasedimentary rocks via predicate surface "hostRocks"
Salton Sea Geothermal Field sedimentary rocks via predicate surface "hostRocks"
Salton Sea Geothermal Field young volcanic rocks via predicate surface "hostRocks"
Yilgarn Craton and Pilbara Craton region orogenic gold deposits via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Yilgarn Craton and Pilbara Craton region banded iron formation–hosted iron ore via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Yilgarn Craton and Pilbara Craton region komatiite-hosted nickel sulfide deposits via predicate surface "hostRockFor"
Liquiñe geothermal area volcanic rocks
Liquiñe geothermal area intrusive rocks
Cornubian Massif Devonian sedimentary rocks
Cornubian Massif Carboniferous sedimentary rocks