Salton Sea Geothermal Field
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The Salton Sea Geothermal Field is a major high-temperature geothermal resource in Southern California’s Salton Trough, known for its active power production and association with mineral-rich brines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salton Sea Geothermal Field canonical | 2 |
| Salton Sea geothermal field | 1 |
| Salton Sea geothermal system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13293110 — 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: Salton Sea Geothermal Field Context triple: [Brawley Geothermal Field, isSimilarTo, Salton Sea Geothermal Field]
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Brawley Geothermal Field
Brawley Geothermal Field is a geothermal resource area in Southern California known for its high-temperature geothermal reservoirs and associated power generation within the Salton Trough.
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B.
Imperial Valley geothermal area
The Imperial Valley geothermal area is a major geothermal resource region in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, known for its numerous geothermal fields and power plants that tap into high-temperature underground heat.
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C.
Heber Geothermal Field
Heber Geothermal Field is a significant geothermal resource area in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, known for its high-temperature reservoirs used for electric power generation.
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D.
The Geysers geothermal field
The Geysers geothermal field is a major geothermal energy production area in Northern California, known as one of the largest geothermal power complexes in the world.
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E.
Ivanpah Valley
Ivanpah Valley is an arid basin in the northeastern Mojave Desert known for its desert landscapes, dry lakebeds, and large-scale solar energy installations.
- 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: Salton Sea Geothermal Field Target entity description: The Salton Sea Geothermal Field is a major high-temperature geothermal resource in Southern California’s Salton Trough, known for its active power production and association with mineral-rich brines.
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A.
Brawley Geothermal Field
Brawley Geothermal Field is a geothermal resource area in Southern California known for its high-temperature geothermal reservoirs and associated power generation within the Salton Trough.
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B.
Imperial Valley geothermal area
The Imperial Valley geothermal area is a major geothermal resource region in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, known for its numerous geothermal fields and power plants that tap into high-temperature underground heat.
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C.
Heber Geothermal Field
Heber Geothermal Field is a significant geothermal resource area in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, known for its high-temperature reservoirs used for electric power generation.
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D.
The Geysers geothermal field
The Geysers geothermal field is a major geothermal energy production area in Northern California, known as one of the largest geothermal power complexes in the world.
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E.
Ivanpah Valley
Ivanpah Valley is an arid basin in the northeastern Mojave Desert known for its desert landscapes, dry lakebeds, and large-scale solar energy installations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geothermal field
ⓘ
geothermal power resource ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brawley Seismic Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ active seismicity ⓘ tectonic extension ⓘ |
| brineCharacteristic |
highly saline brines
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mineral-rich brines ⓘ |
| brineConstituent |
dissolved iron
ⓘ
dissolved lead ⓘ dissolved lithium ⓘ dissolved manganese ⓘ dissolved potassium ⓘ dissolved silica ⓘ dissolved sodium chloride ⓘ dissolved zinc ⓘ |
| contains | geothermal power plants ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentStatus |
actively exploited
ⓘ
commercial production ⓘ |
| energyConversionTechnology |
binary cycle power plants
ⓘ
flash steam power plants ⓘ |
| energyResourceType | renewable energy ⓘ |
| environmentalContext |
arid desert region
ⓘ
below sea level topography ⓘ |
| estimatedElectricalCapacity | hundreds of megawatts ⓘ |
| explorationMethods |
exploratory drilling
ⓘ
geochemical surveys ⓘ geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| fluidType | brine-dominated system ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
pull-apart basin
ⓘ
transform plate boundary region ⓘ |
| heatSource | magmatic intrusion ⓘ |
| hostRocks |
sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
young volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
geothermal brine mineral resources
ⓘ
geothermal power production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Imperial County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salton Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California ⓘ |
| near | Salton Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | multiple geothermal power companies ⓘ |
| partOf | Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
State of California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States federal agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
geochemistry of high-salinity brines
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geothermal reservoir engineering ⓘ induced seismicity ⓘ |
| resourceType | hydrothermal system ⓘ |
| temperatureClassification | high-temperature geothermal system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salton Sea Geothermal Field Description of subject: The Salton Sea Geothermal Field is a major high-temperature geothermal resource in Southern California’s Salton Trough, known for its active power production and association with mineral-rich brines.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salton Sea geothermal field
this entity surface form:
Salton Sea geothermal system