accretionary prism
C10859
concept
An accretionary prism is a wedge-shaped mass of sediment and rock scraped off a subducting tectonic plate and accumulated at a convergent plate boundary.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| accretionary complex | 4 |
| accretionary prism canonical | 2 |
| subduction complex | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: accretionary prism
Generated description
An accretionary prism is a wedge-shaped mass of sediment and rock scraped off a subducting tectonic plate and accumulated at a convergent plate boundary.
Instances (6)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mediterranean Ridge accretionary complex | accretionary complex |
| Franciscan Complex rocks | accretionary complex |
| Southern Uplands accretionary prism | — |
| Southern Uplands terrane | — |
| Chugach terrane | accretionary complex |
| Franciscan Complex | accretionary complex |