East Irish Sea Basin system
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The East Irish Sea Basin system is a major sedimentary basin complex beneath the eastern Irish Sea and surrounding regions, known for its thick Permo-Triassic deposits and significant hydrocarbon and gas storage potential.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| East Irish Sea Basin system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4731542 — 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: East Irish Sea Basin system Context triple: [Cheshire Basin, partOf, East Irish Sea Basin system]
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A.
Orcadian Basin
The Orcadian Basin is a sedimentary basin in northern Scotland known for its Devonian-age rock sequences and important fossil fish assemblages.
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B.
Moray Firth Basin
The Moray Firth Basin is a major sedimentary basin in northeastern Scotland and adjacent North Sea waters, known for its thick Devonian and younger deposits and its importance in regional geology and hydrocarbon exploration.
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C.
Gotland Basin
Gotland Basin is a deep, central sub-basin of the Baltic Sea known for its significant role in the region’s water circulation, stratification, and marine ecology.
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D.
Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Ireland, bordered by the coasts of Great Britain and France.
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E.
Bay of Ireland
The Bay of Ireland is a coastal inlet on the island of Orkney Mainland in Scotland, known for its rugged shoreline and North Atlantic waters.
- 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: East Irish Sea Basin system Target entity description: The East Irish Sea Basin system is a major sedimentary basin complex beneath the eastern Irish Sea and surrounding regions, known for its thick Permo-Triassic deposits and significant hydrocarbon and gas storage potential.
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A.
Orcadian Basin
The Orcadian Basin is a sedimentary basin in northern Scotland known for its Devonian-age rock sequences and important fossil fish assemblages.
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B.
Moray Firth Basin
The Moray Firth Basin is a major sedimentary basin in northeastern Scotland and adjacent North Sea waters, known for its thick Devonian and younger deposits and its importance in regional geology and hydrocarbon exploration.
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C.
Gotland Basin
Gotland Basin is a deep, central sub-basin of the Baltic Sea known for its significant role in the region’s water circulation, stratification, and marine ecology.
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D.
Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Ireland, bordered by the coasts of Great Britain and France.
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E.
Bay of Ireland
The Bay of Ireland is a coastal inlet on the island of Orkney Mainland in Scotland, known for its rugged shoreline and North Atlantic waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin complex
ⓘ
sedimentary basin system ⓘ |
| basementComposition |
Carboniferous rocks
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Lower Palaeozoic rocks ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
onshore outcrops in north Wales
ⓘ
onshore outcrops in northwest England ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | thick Permo-Triassic deposits ⓘ |
| contains |
Cardigan Bay Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Irish Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ East Irish Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Permian sandstones ⓘ Permo-Triassic sedimentary succession ⓘ Solway Firth Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ evaporite sequences ⓘ sub-basins and structural highs ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deformationPhase |
Cenozoic inversion
ⓘ
Mesozoic extension ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
hydrocarbon exploration
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potential CO2 storage ⓘ underground gas storage ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
offshore north Wales
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offshore northwest England ⓘ offshore southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| formedBy | Mesozoic rifting ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Permian
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Triassic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carbon storage potential
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gas storage potential ⓘ hydrocarbon potential ⓘ natural gas accumulations ⓘ |
| lithology |
aeolian sandstones
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evaporites ⓘ fluvial sandstones ⓘ red-bed mudstones ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Irish Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Irish Sea ⓘ northwest United Kingdom offshore ⓘ |
| overlies | Palaeozoic basement ⓘ |
| partOf | UK Continental Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
basin analysis
ⓘ
petroleum geology ⓘ |
| sealRocks |
Triassic mudstones
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evaporites ⓘ |
| structuralStyle |
fault-bounded grabens and half-grabens
ⓘ
tilted fault blocks ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | extensional basin ⓘ |
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Subject: East Irish Sea Basin system Description of subject: The East Irish Sea Basin system is a major sedimentary basin complex beneath the eastern Irish Sea and surrounding regions, known for its thick Permo-Triassic deposits and significant hydrocarbon and gas storage potential.
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