Cottonwood Grove fault zone
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The Cottonwood Grove fault zone is a significant fault system within the broader New Madrid Seismic Zone, associated with intraplate seismic activity in the central United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cottonwood Grove fault zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14687395 — 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: Cottonwood Grove fault zone Context triple: [New Madrid Seismic Zone margin structures, hasPart, Cottonwood Grove fault zone]
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A.
Owens Valley fault zone
The Owens Valley fault zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates significant crustal movement and has produced large historical earthquakes.
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B.
Panamint Valley fault zone
The Panamint Valley fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates significant crustal deformation and helps shape the tectonically active Panamint Valley region.
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C.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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D.
Heezen Fault Zone
The Heezen Fault Zone is a major undersea geological fault system named in honor of American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, recognized for his pioneering work in mapping the ocean floor.
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E.
Coyote Creek Fault
The Coyote Creek Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in Southern California that forms part of the San Jacinto Fault Zone and is known for generating significant earthquakes.
- 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: Cottonwood Grove fault zone Target entity description: The Cottonwood Grove fault zone is a significant fault system within the broader New Madrid Seismic Zone, associated with intraplate seismic activity in the central United States.
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A.
Owens Valley fault zone
The Owens Valley fault zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates significant crustal movement and has produced large historical earthquakes.
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B.
Panamint Valley fault zone
The Panamint Valley fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates significant crustal deformation and helps shape the tectonically active Panamint Valley region.
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C.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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D.
Heezen Fault Zone
The Heezen Fault Zone is a major undersea geological fault system named in honor of American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, recognized for his pioneering work in mapping the ocean floor.
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E.
Coyote Creek Fault
The Coyote Creek Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in Southern California that forms part of the San Jacinto Fault Zone and is known for generating significant earthquakes.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.