Vrica section, Calabria, Italy
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The Vrica section in Calabria, Italy is a geologically important coastal outcrop that serves as a key reference point for defining part of the Quaternary stratigraphic record.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vrica section, Calabria, Italy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1572225 — 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: Vrica section, Calabria, Italy Context triple: [Quaternary period, stratotypeSection, Vrica section, Calabria, Italy]
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A.
Gricigliano, Italy
Gricigliano is a small village in Tuscany, Italy, known for its historic villas and as a center of traditional Catholic seminary life.
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B.
Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy
Castellaneta is a town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known as the birthplace of silent film icon Rudolph Valentino.
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C.
Canosa di Puglia
Canosa di Puglia is a historic town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known for its ancient archaeological heritage and medieval monuments.
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D.
Lauro, Campania, Italy
Lauro is a small historic town in the Campania region of southern Italy, known for its medieval castle and as the birthplace of mob boss Frank Costello.
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E.
Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy
Bisacquino is a small rural town in the Sicilian province of Palermo, known as the birthplace of film director Frank Capra and for its traditional agricultural economy.
- 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: Vrica section, Calabria, Italy Target entity description: The Vrica section in Calabria, Italy is a geologically important coastal outcrop that serves as a key reference point for defining part of the Quaternary stratigraphic record.
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A.
Gricigliano, Italy
Gricigliano is a small village in Tuscany, Italy, known for its historic villas and as a center of traditional Catholic seminary life.
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B.
Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy
Castellaneta is a town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known as the birthplace of silent film icon Rudolph Valentino.
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C.
Canosa di Puglia
Canosa di Puglia is a historic town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known for its ancient archaeological heritage and medieval monuments.
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D.
Lauro, Campania, Italy
Lauro is a small historic town in the Campania region of southern Italy, known for its medieval castle and as the birthplace of mob boss Frank Costello.
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E.
Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy
Bisacquino is a small rural town in the Sicilian province of Palermo, known as the birthplace of film director Frank Capra and for its traditional agricultural economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal outcrop
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geological section ⓘ stratotype ⓘ |
| contains |
foraminifera
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microfossils ⓘ nannofossils ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition | marine shelf ⓘ |
| exposedAs | sea cliff ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Pleistocene
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
continuous sedimentary record
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good fossil preservation ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRecord | lower Pleistocene marine succession ⓘ |
| lithology |
clay
ⓘ
marine sediments ⓘ sand ⓘ silt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calabria
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Southern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
southern Italy
|
| locatedNear | Crotone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ionian Sea coast ⓘ |
| partOf | Calabrian Arc ⓘ |
| region |
Calabrian Arc
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surface form:
southern Apennines–Calabrian area
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| significance |
key reference point for Quaternary stratigraphic record
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regional stratigraphic reference for Calabria ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
paleontologists
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sedimentologists ⓘ stratigraphers ⓘ |
| usedBy | International Quaternary research community ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Quaternary stratigraphy
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definition of stratigraphic boundaries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vrica section, Calabria, Italy Description of subject: The Vrica section in Calabria, Italy is a geologically important coastal outcrop that serves as a key reference point for defining part of the Quaternary stratigraphic record.
Referenced by (1)
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