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
Barun Goyot Formation aeolian
Barun Goyot Formation fluvial
Yoredale Series shallow marine
Yoredale Series deltaic
South Wales Coal Measures deltaic
South Wales Coal Measures fluvial
South Wales Coal Measures swamp
Borrowdale Volcanic Group subaerial volcanic environment
Hampshire Basin shallow marine
Hampshire Basin estuarine
Hampshire Basin fluvial
transvaal karst region
surface form: Transvaal karst region
carbonate platform via predicate surface "primaryDepositionalEnvironment"
Theropithecus oswaldi Pleistocene African grasslands via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Wingate Sandstone eolian dune field
Wahweap Formation fluvial
Wahweap Formation floodplain
Straight Cliffs Formation fluvial
Straight Cliffs Formation deltaic
Straight Cliffs Formation coastal plain
Makapansgat, South Africa former woodland and savanna habitats via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Table Mountain Sandstone shallow marine
Table Mountain Sandstone nearshore high-energy environment
Moenkopi Formation fluvial
Moenkopi Formation tidal
Moenkopi Formation shallow marine
Coconino Sandstone eolian dune field
Kaiparowits Formation coastal plain
Kaiparowits Formation fluvial
Kaiparowits Formation deltaic
Delaware Basin restricted marine basin
Delaware Basin deep-water basin during Permian
Lake Lahontan cooler and wetter climate than present via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Drimolen Main Quarry breccia infill via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Drimolen Main Quarry mosaic of open and wooded habitats via predicate surface "paleoenvironment"
Kutei Basin deltaic
Kutei Basin fluvial
Kutei Basin marine
Temple Cap Formation eolian
Temple Cap Formation shallow marine
Redwall Limestone shallow marine
Redwall Limestone carbonate platform
Hermit Formation continental
Hermit Formation fluvial
Hermit Formation floodplain
Carmel Formation marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Carmel Formation marginal-marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Carmel Formation tidal flat via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Carmel Formation shallow marine shelf via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Carmel Formation epeiric sea on the North American craton via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Glen Canyon Group desert dune field via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"