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
Lythronax nearshore marine-influenced system via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
White River glacial flour via predicate surface "sedimentType"
London Clay Formation marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
London Clay Formation shallow marine shelf via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Thames Group marine
Thames Group estuarine
Thames Group deltaic in parts
Reading Formation fluvial
Reading Formation estuarine
Reading Formation low‑lying coastal plain via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Reading Formation river floodplain via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Reading Formation tidal estuary via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Lambeth Group fluvial via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Lambeth Group estuarine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Lambeth Group lagoonal via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Bagshot Beds shallow marine
Bagshot Beds nearshore
Bagshot Beds deltaic
Reading Beds fluvial
Reading Beds estuarine
Reading Beds nearshore
Thanet Sand Formation shallow marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Thanet Sand Formation open marine shelf via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Arkoma Basin marine via predicate surface "hasDepositionalEnvironment"
Arkoma Basin deltaic via predicate surface "hasDepositionalEnvironment"
Arkoma Basin fluvial via predicate surface "hasDepositionalEnvironment"
Appalachian Basin marine shelf
Appalachian Basin deltaic
Appalachian Basin fluvial
Sirius Passet slope or outer shelf marine setting via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Emu Bay Shale marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Emu Bay Shale shelf setting via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Catskill Delta complex delta plain
Catskill Delta complex delta front
Catskill Delta complex prodelta
Catskill Delta complex fluvial
Catskill Delta complex alluvial
Hangenberg black shales marine
Hangenberg black shales basinal
Hangenberg black shales dysoxic to anoxic seafloor conditions
Lake Lucero evaporite sediment via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Calvert Formation shallow marine
Calvert Formation continental shelf
Chesapeake Group shallow marine
Chesapeake Group shelf environment
Great Valley Group marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Great Valley Group deep‑marine turbidite via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Great Valley Group slope and basin via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Great Valley Group deltaic via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Great Valley Group nearshore marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"