Santa Fe Formation
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The Santa Fe Formation is a geologic unit of sedimentary and volcanic deposits in New Mexico that records the infilling and tectonic evolution of the Rio Grande rift region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Santa Fe Formation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12863899 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Santa Fe Formation Context triple: [Española Basin, contains, Santa Fe Formation]
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A.
Kiowa Formation
The Kiowa Formation is a Cretaceous geologic unit in the central United States, known for its marine sediments that record an early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway.
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B.
Vermejo Formation
The Vermejo Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in the Raton Basin of the western United States, known for its coal-bearing strata and significance in regional stratigraphy.
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C.
Moenkopi Formation
The Moenkopi Formation is a widespread Triassic-age sedimentary rock unit of the southwestern United States, known for its reddish-brown mudstones and sandstones that record ancient river, tidal, and shallow marine environments.
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D.
Chinle Formation
The Chinle Formation is a Late Triassic geologic formation in the southwestern United States, renowned for its colorful badlands, rich fossil beds, and extensive petrified wood deposits.
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E.
Los Rastros Formation
Los Rastros Formation is a Late Triassic geological formation in northwestern Argentina known for its fossil-rich sedimentary rocks that record ancient lake and river environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Santa Fe Formation Target entity description: The Santa Fe Formation is a geologic unit of sedimentary and volcanic deposits in New Mexico that records the infilling and tectonic evolution of the Rio Grande rift region.
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A.
Kiowa Formation
The Kiowa Formation is a Cretaceous geologic unit in the central United States, known for its marine sediments that record an early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway.
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B.
Vermejo Formation
The Vermejo Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in the Raton Basin of the western United States, known for its coal-bearing strata and significance in regional stratigraphy.
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C.
Moenkopi Formation
The Moenkopi Formation is a widespread Triassic-age sedimentary rock unit of the southwestern United States, known for its reddish-brown mudstones and sandstones that record ancient river, tidal, and shallow marine environments.
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D.
Chinle Formation
The Chinle Formation is a Late Triassic geologic formation in the southwestern United States, renowned for its colorful badlands, rich fossil beds, and extensive petrified wood deposits.
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E.
Los Rastros Formation
Los Rastros Formation is a Late Triassic geological formation in northwestern Argentina known for its fossil-rich sedimentary rocks that record ancient lake and river environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
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sedimentary formation ⓘ volcaniclastic formation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rio Grande River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
alluvial fan deposits
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fluvial deposits ⓘ lacustrine deposits ⓘ volcaniclastics ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| geologicAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| lithology |
sedimentary rocks
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volcanic deposits ⓘ volcaniclastic sediments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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Rio Grande rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | older pre-rift rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | Rio Grande rift basin fill ⓘ |
| records |
infilling of the Rio Grande rift
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tectonic evolution of the Rio Grande rift region ⓘ |
| region | north-central New Mexico ⓘ |
| studiedIn | stratigraphy of the Rio Grande rift ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | continental rift ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interpreting basin subsidence history
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reconstructing rift evolution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Santa Fe Formation Description of subject: The Santa Fe Formation is a geologic unit of sedimentary and volcanic deposits in New Mexico that records the infilling and tectonic evolution of the Rio Grande rift region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Española Basin