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
Glen Canyon Group river system via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Glen Canyon Group lake system via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Glen Canyon Group continental via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Carpathian Foredeep marine
Carpathian Foredeep deltaic
Carpathian Foredeep fluvial
Diablo Formation marine
Diablo Formation shallow marine shelf
Temblor Formation marine
Temblor Formation shallow marine
Torridonian Sandstone terrestrial
Torridonian Sandstone fluvial
Torridonian Sandstone lacustrine
Etchegoin Formation shallow marine via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Etchegoin Formation deltaic via predicate surface "environmentOfDeposition"
Etchegoin Formation forearc basin via predicate surface "depositionalSetting"
Blair Atholl Subgroup marine sedimentary basin (original protolith)
Loch Eil Group sedimentary basin of the Precambrian Scottish Highlands
Torridonian Supergroup continental
Torridonian Supergroup fluvial
Torridonian Supergroup lacustrine
Boone Formation shallow marine
Lodgepole formation
surface form: Lodgepole Formation
shallow marine
Lodgepole formation
surface form: Lodgepole Formation
carbonate shelf
Three Forks formation
surface form: Three Forks Formation
shallow marine
Three Forks formation
surface form: Three Forks Formation
restricted marine
Three Forks formation
surface form: Three Forks Formation
tidal flat
Witwatersrand Supergroup fluvial
Witwatersrand Supergroup deltaic
Witwatersrand Supergroup shallow marine
Transvaal Supergroup shallow marine
Transvaal Supergroup platform carbonate
Transvaal Supergroup continental shelf
Ventersdorp Supergroup volcanic arc to intracratonic settings
Lake Callabonna, South Australia
surface form: Lake Callabonna
evaporite deposits via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Lake Callabonna, South Australia
surface form: Lake Callabonna
lacustrine sediments via predicate surface "sedimentType"
Kern River Formation fluvial
Kern River Formation alluvial plain
Beacon Supergroup fluvial
Beacon Supergroup deltaic
Beacon Supergroup lacustrine
Beacon Supergroup glacial
Western Canada Sedimentary Basin marine
Western Canada Sedimentary Basin deltaic
Western Canada Sedimentary Basin fluvial
Raniganj Formation fluvio-deltaic
Raniganj Formation lacustrine
Barakar Formation fluvial
Barakar Formation deltaic
Gondwana coalfields fluvio-lacustrine