Ailsa Craig Common Green granite
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Ailsa Craig Common Green granite is a distinctive, fine-grained greenish granite from the Scottish island of Ailsa Craig, renowned as a premium material for manufacturing high-quality curling stones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ailsa Craig Common Green granite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11052978 — 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: Ailsa Craig Common Green granite Context triple: [Ailsa Craig, hasRockType, Ailsa Craig Common Green granite]
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A.
Fairfax Stone
Fairfax Stone is a historic boundary marker in West Virginia that denotes the traditional source of the North Branch of the Potomac River and once defined colonial land grants.
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B.
Kirkstone rock
Kirkstone rock is a distinctive large stone in England’s Lake District whose appearance is traditionally said to resemble a church, giving its name to the nearby Kirkstone Pass.
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C.
Wallace sandstone
Wallace sandstone is a high-quality building stone from Wallace, Nova Scotia, historically prized for its durability and distinctive appearance in construction.
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D.
Hallowell granite
Hallowell granite is a durable, fine-grained granite historically quarried in Hallowell, Maine, widely used in prominent public buildings and monuments in the United States.
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E.
Kentish ragstone
Kentish ragstone is a hard, grey limestone from Kent, England, historically quarried for major building works including many medieval fortifications and churches.
- 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: Ailsa Craig Common Green granite Target entity description: Ailsa Craig Common Green granite is a distinctive, fine-grained greenish granite from the Scottish island of Ailsa Craig, renowned as a premium material for manufacturing high-quality curling stones.
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A.
Fairfax Stone
Fairfax Stone is a historic boundary marker in West Virginia that denotes the traditional source of the North Branch of the Potomac River and once defined colonial land grants.
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B.
Kirkstone rock
Kirkstone rock is a distinctive large stone in England’s Lake District whose appearance is traditionally said to resemble a church, giving its name to the nearby Kirkstone Pass.
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C.
Wallace sandstone
Wallace sandstone is a high-quality building stone from Wallace, Nova Scotia, historically prized for its durability and distinctive appearance in construction.
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D.
Hallowell granite
Hallowell granite is a durable, fine-grained granite historically quarried in Hallowell, Maine, widely used in prominent public buildings and monuments in the United States.
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E.
Kentish ragstone
Kentish ragstone is a hard, grey limestone from Kent, England, historically quarried for major building works including many medieval fortifications and churches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curling stone material
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granite ⓘ igneous rock ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry | curling stone manufacturing ⓘ |
| color | greenish ⓘ |
| commercialClassification |
dimension stone
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specialty sporting stone material ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Ailsa Craig Blue Hone granite ⓘ |
| exportedForUseIn | international curling competitions ⓘ |
| formationProcess | intrusive igneous activity ⓘ |
| foundOnIsland | Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Palaeogene ⓘ |
| grainSize | fine-grained ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
feldspar
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mafic minerals ⓘ mica ⓘ quartz ⓘ |
| isSubtypeOf | Ailsa Craig granite ⓘ |
| locatedInGeologicFormation | Ailsa Craig pluton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialProperty |
high density
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impact resistance ⓘ low porosity ⓘ low water absorption ⓘ uniform texture ⓘ wear resistance ⓘ |
| notableUseInSport | curling GENERATED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ailsa Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quarriedAt | Ailsa Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quarryingCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture | even-grained ⓘ |
| usedFor |
curling stones
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high-quality curling stones ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
consistent running surface on ice
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durability in curling play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ailsa Craig Common Green granite Description of subject: Ailsa Craig Common Green granite is a distinctive, fine-grained greenish granite from the Scottish island of Ailsa Craig, renowned as a premium material for manufacturing high-quality curling stones.
Referenced by (1)
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