Ben More Thrust
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Ben More Thrust is a major geological thrust fault within the Moine Thrust Belt in northwest Scotland, notable for exposing classic examples of older rocks pushed over younger strata.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ben More Thrust canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6981548 — 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: Ben More Thrust Context triple: [Moine Thrust Belt, hasFeature, Ben More Thrust]
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A.
Ben More
Ben More is a prominent mountain on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, known for being the island’s only Munro and a popular destination for hikers.
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B.
St Mary Peak
St Mary Peak is a prominent mountain in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, known for its challenging hiking trails and expansive outback views.
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C.
Mont Ross
Mont Ross is a prominent volcanic peak in the southern Indian Ocean, located on the remote Kerguelen Islands and known as their tallest mountain.
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D.
Loft Crag
Loft Crag is a prominent rocky fell in England’s Lake District, popular with walkers for its craggy summit and views over Great Langdale.
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E.
Mount Tatlow
Mount Tatlow is a prominent mountain in British Columbia, Canada, known for its striking prominence within the Coast Mountains and significance to local Indigenous communities.
- 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: Ben More Thrust Target entity description: Ben More Thrust is a major geological thrust fault within the Moine Thrust Belt in northwest Scotland, notable for exposing classic examples of older rocks pushed over younger strata.
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A.
Ben More
Ben More is a prominent mountain on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, known for being the island’s only Munro and a popular destination for hikers.
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B.
St Mary Peak
St Mary Peak is a prominent mountain in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, known for its challenging hiking trails and expansive outback views.
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C.
Mont Ross
Mont Ross is a prominent volcanic peak in the southern Indian Ocean, located on the remote Kerguelen Islands and known as their tallest mountain.
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D.
Loft Crag
Loft Crag is a prominent rocky fell in England’s Lake District, popular with walkers for its craggy summit and views over Great Langdale.
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E.
Mount Tatlow
Mount Tatlow is a prominent mountain in British Columbia, Canada, known for its striking prominence within the Coast Mountains and significance to local Indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological thrust fault
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thrust fault ⓘ |
| age | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Northwest Highlands structural geology ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deformationPhase | late Caledonian ⓘ |
| dip | low-angle to the southeast ⓘ |
| displacementType | low-angle reverse faulting ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Scottish geological literature ⓘ |
| exposes | older rocks over younger strata ⓘ |
| exposureQuality | well exposed ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Ordovician–Silurian deformation
NERFINISHED
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Silurian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Caledonian orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fault-related folding
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imbricate thrust slices ⓘ mylonites ⓘ shear zones ⓘ |
| lithologyInFootwall |
Cambrian sedimentary rocks
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Lewisian gneiss ⓘ |
| lithologyInHangingWall | Moine Supergroup rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ northwest Scotland ⓘ |
| mapSymbol | thrust fault symbol on geological maps of Assynt area ⓘ |
| movementType | compressional ⓘ |
| near |
Assynt region
NERFINISHED
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Ben More Assynt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | classic exposure of older rocks thrust over younger rocks ⓘ |
| orientation | generally northeast–southwest trending ⓘ |
| orogeny | Caledonian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | younger sedimentary strata ⓘ |
| overthrusts |
Cambrian quartzites
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Lewisian basement ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moine Thrust Belt
NERFINISHED
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Moine Thrust Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
classic example of foreland thrusting
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key field site for structural geology ⓘ |
| structuralStyle | thin-skinned tectonics ⓘ |
| studiedBy | geologists ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate margin ⓘ |
| usedFor | teaching thrust tectonics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben More Thrust Description of subject: Ben More Thrust is a major geological thrust fault within the Moine Thrust Belt in northwest Scotland, notable for exposing classic examples of older rocks pushed over younger strata.
Referenced by (1)
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