Turee Creek Group
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The Turee Creek Group is a sequence of ancient sedimentary rock formations in Western Australia that preserves evidence of early Earth surface environments and atmospheric evolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Turee Creek Group canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11192461 — 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: Turee Creek Group Context triple: [Pilbara Craton, contains, Turee Creek Group]
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A.
Wianamatta Group
The Wianamatta Group is a major geological rock sequence in the Sydney Basin of eastern Australia, consisting primarily of Triassic sedimentary formations that overlie the Hawkesbury Sandstone.
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B.
Great Valley Group
The Great Valley Group is a thick sequence of sedimentary rock formations in California’s Great Valley, notable for preserving extensive marine and terrestrial deposits from the Mesozoic era.
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C.
Gowganda Formation
The Gowganda Formation is a Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rock unit in the Huronian Supergroup of Ontario, Canada, notable for preserving some of the most important geological evidence of ancient global-scale glaciation.
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D.
Wellington Formation
The Wellington Formation is a Permian-age geological formation in the central United States, particularly Oklahoma, known for its red beds, evaporite deposits, and distinctive barite "rose rock" concretions.
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E.
Wingellina
Wingellina is a remote Indigenous community in Western Australia that is home to many Pitjantjatjara people and forms part of the broader Ngaanyatjarra Lands.
- 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: Turee Creek Group Target entity description: The Turee Creek Group is a sequence of ancient sedimentary rock formations in Western Australia that preserves evidence of early Earth surface environments and atmospheric evolution.
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A.
Wianamatta Group
The Wianamatta Group is a major geological rock sequence in the Sydney Basin of eastern Australia, consisting primarily of Triassic sedimentary formations that overlie the Hawkesbury Sandstone.
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B.
Great Valley Group
The Great Valley Group is a thick sequence of sedimentary rock formations in California’s Great Valley, notable for preserving extensive marine and terrestrial deposits from the Mesozoic era.
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C.
Gowganda Formation
The Gowganda Formation is a Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rock unit in the Huronian Supergroup of Ontario, Canada, notable for preserving some of the most important geological evidence of ancient global-scale glaciation.
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D.
Wellington Formation
The Wellington Formation is a Permian-age geological formation in the central United States, particularly Oklahoma, known for its red beds, evaporite deposits, and distinctive barite "rose rock" concretions.
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E.
Wingellina
Wingellina is a remote Indigenous community in Western Australia that is home to many Pitjantjatjara people and forms part of the broader Ngaanyatjarra Lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic group
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sedimentary rock sequence ⓘ |
| approximateAgeMa | 2200–2100 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Oxidation Event NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
dropstones
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glaciogenic deposits ⓘ iron formation intervals ⓘ stromatolitic carbonate ⓘ sulphidic shale ⓘ varved sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
glaciomarine
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shallow marine ⓘ shelfal ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| hasScientificField |
geochemistry
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paleoclimatology ⓘ sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | multiple formations ⓘ |
| hasTypeLocality | Turee Creek area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExposedIn | outcrops of the Hamersley Basin ⓘ |
| lithology |
banded iron formation
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carbonate rock ⓘ conglomerate ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia ⓘ |
| overlies | Hamersley Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hamersley Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
evidence of atmospheric evolution
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evidence of early Earth surface environments ⓘ |
| records |
changes in ocean redox conditions
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glacial–interglacial cycles ⓘ |
| region | Pilbara Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Precambrian atmospheric evolution
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Precambrian glaciation ⓘ banded iron formation genesis ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Hamersley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSpan | Paleoproterozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Wyloo Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstruction of Paleoproterozoic atmospheric oxygen levels
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reconstruction of Paleoproterozoic climate ⓘ study of early marine ecosystems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turee Creek Group Description of subject: The Turee Creek Group is a sequence of ancient sedimentary rock formations in Western Australia that preserves evidence of early Earth surface environments and atmospheric evolution.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.