Shinarump Conglomerate
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Shinarump Conglomerate is a Late Triassic fluvial sandstone and conglomerate unit of the southwestern United States, notable as a resistant, cliff-forming layer that hosts uranium and copper mineralization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shinarump Conglomerate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8779334 — 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: Shinarump Conglomerate Context triple: [Chinle Formation, overlies, Shinarump Conglomerate]
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A.
Supai Group
The Supai Group is a prominent sequence of red sandstone, siltstone, and shale rock layers that forms striking cliffs and slopes in many canyons and mesas across the Colorado Plateau.
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B.
Nolcorp
Nolcorp is a powerful fictional tech corporation in the TV series "Revenge," founded and led by the brilliant hacker-entrepreneur Nolan Ross.
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C.
Animikie Group
The Animikie Group is a sequence of Precambrian sedimentary and volcanic rocks in the Lake Superior region, notable for hosting major banded iron formations that underpin Minnesota’s Iron Range.
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D.
Corallian Group
The Corallian Group is a Late Jurassic sedimentary rock formation in England characterized by shallow-marine limestones and sandstones rich in corals and other marine fossils.
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E.
Pertnjara Group
The Pertnjara Group is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Paleozoic depositional environments.
- 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: Shinarump Conglomerate Target entity description: Shinarump Conglomerate is a Late Triassic fluvial sandstone and conglomerate unit of the southwestern United States, notable as a resistant, cliff-forming layer that hosts uranium and copper mineralization.
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A.
Supai Group
The Supai Group is a prominent sequence of red sandstone, siltstone, and shale rock layers that forms striking cliffs and slopes in many canyons and mesas across the Colorado Plateau.
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B.
Nolcorp
Nolcorp is a powerful fictional tech corporation in the TV series "Revenge," founded and led by the brilliant hacker-entrepreneur Nolan Ross.
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C.
Animikie Group
The Animikie Group is a sequence of Precambrian sedimentary and volcanic rocks in the Lake Superior region, notable for hosting major banded iron formations that underpin Minnesota’s Iron Range.
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D.
Corallian Group
The Corallian Group is a Late Jurassic sedimentary rock formation in England characterized by shallow-marine limestones and sandstones rich in corals and other marine fossils.
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E.
Pertnjara Group
The Pertnjara Group is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Paleozoic depositional environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conglomerate
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geologic formation ⓘ sandstone ⓘ sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| ageEstimate | approximately 225 million years old ⓘ |
| color |
light brown
ⓘ
yellowish brown ⓘ |
| contains |
cobbles
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pebbles ⓘ quartz grains ⓘ siliciclastic sediments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment | fluvial ⓘ |
| diageneticFeature |
cemented by calcite
ⓘ
cemented by silica ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
copper ore source
ⓘ
uranium ore source ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Grand Canyon region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navajo Nation lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | cliffs ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicEpoch | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic ⓘ |
| hosts |
roll-front uranium deposits
ⓘ
stratabound copper deposits ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Chinle Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanicalProperty | resistant ⓘ |
| namedFor | Shinarump Cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
copper mineralization
ⓘ
uranium mineralization ⓘ |
| oreDepositType |
copper-bearing sandstone
ⓘ
uranium-bearing sandstone ⓘ |
| overlies | Moenkopi Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinle Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | clastic sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRank | member ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | back-arc continental basin ⓘ |
| thicknessRange | up to about 30 meters ⓘ |
| underlies | Chinle mudstones ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shinarump Conglomerate Description of subject: Shinarump Conglomerate is a Late Triassic fluvial sandstone and conglomerate unit of the southwestern United States, notable as a resistant, cliff-forming layer that hosts uranium and copper mineralization.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.