Cornubian Batholith
E432971
The Cornubian Batholith is a large granitic rock mass underlying much of southwest England, notable for its role in shaping the region’s geology and mineral resources.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornubian Batholith canonical | 1 |
| Dartmoor granite upland (source area) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4358297 — 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: Cornubian Batholith Context triple: [Variscan orogeny, affects, Cornubian Batholith]
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A.
Peninsular Gneiss
Peninsular Gneiss is an ancient, highly metamorphosed rock formation that forms part of the geological foundation of southern India and is prominently exposed at sites like Lalbagh’s famous rock outcrop in Bengaluru.
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B.
Grampian Terrane
The Grampian Terrane is a major geological block in Scotland characterized by ancient metamorphic and igneous rocks that form much of the Grampian Highlands.
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C.
Dalradian Supergroup
The Dalradian Supergroup is a thick sequence of late Precambrian to early Paleozoic metamorphic sedimentary and volcanic rocks extensively exposed in the Scottish Highlands and parts of Ireland.
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D.
Sierra Nevada batholith
The Sierra Nevada batholith is a massive granitic rock formation underlying much of California’s Sierra Nevada range, formed by ancient magma intrusions during Mesozoic subduction along the western edge of North America.
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E.
Grenville orogenic belt
The Grenville orogenic belt is a vast, ancient mountain-building region in eastern North America and beyond, formed over a billion years ago and representing one of the major Precambrian collisional events in Earth’s history.
- 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: Cornubian Batholith Target entity description: The Cornubian Batholith is a large granitic rock mass underlying much of southwest England, notable for its role in shaping the region’s geology and mineral resources.
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A.
Peninsular Gneiss
Peninsular Gneiss is an ancient, highly metamorphosed rock formation that forms part of the geological foundation of southern India and is prominently exposed at sites like Lalbagh’s famous rock outcrop in Bengaluru.
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B.
Grampian Terrane
The Grampian Terrane is a major geological block in Scotland characterized by ancient metamorphic and igneous rocks that form much of the Grampian Highlands.
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C.
Dalradian Supergroup
The Dalradian Supergroup is a thick sequence of late Precambrian to early Paleozoic metamorphic sedimentary and volcanic rocks extensively exposed in the Scottish Highlands and parts of Ireland.
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D.
Sierra Nevada batholith
The Sierra Nevada batholith is a massive granitic rock formation underlying much of California’s Sierra Nevada range, formed by ancient magma intrusions during Mesozoic subduction along the western edge of North America.
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E.
Grenville orogenic belt
The Grenville orogenic belt is a vast, ancient mountain-building region in eastern North America and beyond, formed over a billion years ago and representing one of the major Precambrian collisional events in Earth’s history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
batholith
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geological formation ⓘ granitic intrusion ⓘ |
| age | approximately 300 million years ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
china clay deposits
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copper mineralization ⓘ tin mineralization ⓘ tungsten mineralization ⓘ |
| composition |
feldspar
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mica ⓘ quartz ⓘ |
| contains |
biotite granites
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porphyritic granites ⓘ tourmaline-bearing granites ⓘ |
| controls | topography of southwest England ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
source of copper ores
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source of kaolin ⓘ source of tin ores ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Isles of Scilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Dartmoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Variscan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Late Carboniferous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Permian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bodmin Moor granite pluton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnmenellis granite pluton NERFINISHED ⓘ Dartmoor granite pluton NERFINISHED ⓘ Land's End granite pluton NERFINISHED ⓘ St Austell granite pluton ⓘ |
| heatFlow | elevated geothermal gradient ⓘ |
| influences | hydrothermal mineral veins in Cornwall ⓘ |
| intrudedInto |
Carboniferous sedimentary rocks
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Devonian sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwest England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
control on regional mineral resources
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large areal extent beneath southwest England ⓘ |
| outcropsAs |
granite headlands
ⓘ
moorland tors ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Variscan fold belt of Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
economic geology
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igneous petrology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Cornish mining geology ⓘ |
| underlies |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
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Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ Isles of Scilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornubian Batholith Description of subject: The Cornubian Batholith is a large granitic rock mass underlying much of southwest England, notable for its role in shaping the region’s geology and mineral resources.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.