Gunnedah Basin
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The Gunnedah Basin is a significant geological and coal-bearing sedimentary basin in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gunnedah Basin canonical | 3 |
| Gunnedah Basin coal mines | 1 |
| Ombilin coal basin | 1 |
| Sydney–Gunnedah–Bowen Basin system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13195391 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gunnedah Basin Context triple: [Namoi River, flowsThrough, Gunnedah Basin]
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A.
Bathurst Basin
Bathurst Basin is a historic waterfront area in Bristol, England, known for its role in the city’s maritime trade and its location within the Floating Harbour.
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B.
Owen Basin
Owen Basin is a deep-sea basin in the northwest Indian Ocean, located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Fortescue Basin
The Fortescue Basin is a major geological sedimentary basin in Western Australia known for its ancient volcanic and sedimentary rock sequences and significant iron ore and mineral resources.
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D.
Mossman region
The Mossman region is an area in Far North Queensland, Australia, known as part of the ancestral lands of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people and characterized by tropical rainforest and coastal environments.
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E.
Cocos Basin
The Cocos Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean, located off Central America and associated with the tectonically active Cocos Plate.
- 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: Gunnedah Basin Target entity description: The Gunnedah Basin is a significant geological and coal-bearing sedimentary basin in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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A.
Bathurst Basin
Bathurst Basin is a historic waterfront area in Bristol, England, known for its role in the city’s maritime trade and its location within the Floating Harbour.
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B.
Owen Basin
Owen Basin is a deep-sea basin in the northwest Indian Ocean, located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Fortescue Basin
The Fortescue Basin is a major geological sedimentary basin in Western Australia known for its ancient volcanic and sedimentary rock sequences and significant iron ore and mineral resources.
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D.
Mossman region
The Mossman region is an area in Far North Queensland, Australia, known as part of the ancestral lands of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people and characterized by tropical rainforest and coastal environments.
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E.
Cocos Basin
The Cocos Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean, located off Central America and associated with the tectonically active Cocos Plate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-bearing basin
ⓘ
geological basin ⓘ sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| contains | coalfields of the Gunnedah region ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
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fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| economicImportance | coal mining ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Boggabri region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narrabri region NERFINISHED ⓘ Quirindi region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Permian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triassic ⓘ |
| hasExplorationActivity |
coal exploration
ⓘ
coal seam gas exploration ⓘ |
| hasHydrocarbonPotential | gas ⓘ |
| hasResource |
coal
ⓘ
coal seam gas ⓘ |
| isSubbasinOf | Bowen–Gunnedah–Sydney Basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal measures
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mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
north-eastern New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gunnedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Australia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gunnedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Lachlan Orogen basement ⓘ |
| partOf | Sydney–Gunnedah–Bowen Basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | north-western slopes of New South Wales ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit |
Black Jack Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maules Creek Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilliga Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Porcupine Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Watermark Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate back-arc basin ⓘ |
| underlies | Great Artesian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gunnedah Basin Description of subject: The Gunnedah Basin is a significant geological and coal-bearing sedimentary basin in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gunnedah Basin coal mines
this entity surface form:
Sydney–Gunnedah–Bowen Basin system
this entity surface form:
Ombilin coal basin