depositionalEnvironment

P9688
predicate

Indicates the natural setting or conditions under which sediments were originally deposited.

All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
depositionalEnvironment canonical 363
environmentOfDeposition 88
paleoenvironment 60

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: depositionalEnvironment
Generated description
Indicates the natural setting or conditions under which sediments were originally deposited.

Sample triples (642)

Subject Object
Aztec Sandstone desert dune field
Middle Caspian deep-water sedimentation basin via predicate surface "hasSedimentaryEnvironment"
Vøring Plateau hemipelagic sediments via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Vøring Plateau turbidites via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Vøring Plateau contourites via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Rhynie Chert fossil locality hot-spring system via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Rhynie Chert fossil locality siliceous sinter deposit via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Rhynie Chert fossil locality terrestrial wetland via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Kaibab Limestone shallow marine
Kaibab Limestone continental shelf
Alboran–Balearic Basin hemipelagic sediments via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Alboran–Balearic Basin turbidites via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Paranthropus robustus open woodland and savanna habitats via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Navajo Sandstone eolian dune field via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Navajo Sandstone erg via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Navajo Sandstone arid continental via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Kayenta Formation fluvial
Kayenta Formation lacustrine
Supai Group fluvial
Supai Group deltaic
Supai Group shallow marine
Grampian Group marine basin via predicate surface "hasEnvironmentOfDeposition"
Grampian Group deep-water sedimentary basin via predicate surface "hasEnvironmentOfDeposition"
Appin Group marine shelf
Appin Group shallow marine
Carboniferous Limestone warm shallow marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Carboniferous Limestone tropical shelf sea via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Carboniferous Limestone tropical via predicate surface "climateOfFormation"
Carboniferous Limestone humid via predicate surface "climateOfFormation"
Carboniferous Limestone carbonate platform via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Carboniferous Limestone epicontinental sea via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Bahamas Platform shallow marine
Bahamas Platform carbonate shelf
Vrica section, Calabria, Italy
surface form: Vrica section
marine shelf via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Iguanodon fossils fluvial sediments via predicate surface "commonDepositionalEnvironment"
Iguanodon fossils floodplain deposits via predicate surface "commonDepositionalEnvironment"
Iguanodon fossils deltaic sediments via predicate surface "commonDepositionalEnvironment"
Iguanodon fossils lagoonal deposits via predicate surface "commonDepositionalEnvironment"
Culpeper Basin river systems via predicate surface "hasDepositionalEnvironment"
Culpeper Basin lakes via predicate surface "hasDepositionalEnvironment"
Culpeper Basin alluvial fans via predicate surface "hasDepositionalEnvironment"
Bermejo River fine alluvial sediments via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Orcadian Basin large lake system via predicate surface "depositionalEnvironmentIncludes"
Orcadian Basin alluvial plains via predicate surface "depositionalEnvironmentIncludes"
Juramaia forested ecosystem via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Eomaia lacustrine volcanic setting via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt marine via predicate surface "hasDepositionalEnvironment"
Magnesian Limestone succession shallow marine
Magnesian Limestone succession evaporitic
Chinle Formation fluvial via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"