Triple

T10601352
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mazon River E275754 entity
Predicate geologicalGroupAssociated P46460 FINISHED
Object Carbondale Formation
The Carbondale Formation is a Pennsylvanian-age rock unit in the Illinois Basin renowned for its rich coal beds and exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages, including those of the Mazon Creek area.
E874068 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Carbondale Formation | Statement: [Mazon River, geologicalGroupAssociated, Carbondale Formation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carbondale Formation
Context triple: [Mazon River, geologicalGroupAssociated, Carbondale Formation]
  • A. Boone Formation
    The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
  • B. Claron Formation
    The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
  • C. Cloverly Formation
    The Cloverly Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in the western United States known for its dinosaur fossils and fluvial sedimentary deposits.
  • D. Calvert Formation
    The Calvert Formation is a geologic formation along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, renowned for its Miocene-age marine sediments and abundant fossil beds exposed in the Calvert Cliffs.
  • E. Carmel Formation
    The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Carbondale Formation
Triple: [Mazon River, geologicalGroupAssociated, Carbondale Formation]
Generated description
The Carbondale Formation is a Pennsylvanian-age rock unit in the Illinois Basin renowned for its rich coal beds and exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages, including those of the Mazon Creek area.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carbondale Formation
Target entity description: The Carbondale Formation is a Pennsylvanian-age rock unit in the Illinois Basin renowned for its rich coal beds and exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages, including those of the Mazon Creek area.
  • A. Boone Formation
    The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
  • B. Claron Formation
    The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
  • C. Cloverly Formation
    The Cloverly Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in the western United States known for its dinosaur fossils and fluvial sedimentary deposits.
  • D. Calvert Formation
    The Calvert Formation is a geologic formation along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, renowned for its Miocene-age marine sediments and abundant fossil beds exposed in the Calvert Cliffs.
  • E. Carmel Formation
    The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: geologicalGroupAssociated
Context triple: [Mazon River, geologicalGroupAssociated, Carbondale Formation]
  • A. hasGeologicalUnit chosen
    Indicates that an entity is associated with or contains a specific geological unit, such as a rock layer, formation, or stratigraphic unit.
  • B. geologicalBranchOf
    Indicates that one geological unit, feature, or formation is a subdivision or offshoot of a larger, parent geological entity within a hierarchical structure.
  • C. geologicalRelation
    Indicates a spatial, temporal, or causal relationship between geological features or events, such as how rock units, structures, or formations are positioned, ordered, or interact with one another.
  • D. mineralGroup
    Indicates that one entity is classified as a member or subtype of a particular mineral group defined by shared mineralogical characteristics.
  • E. hasGeologicalProvince
    Indicates that a geographic area or location is associated with, or belongs to, a specific geological province characterized by common geological features or history.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aaf948d88190806cc3a8c47a3fb2 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d6df4992248190b640d743ccf02c82 completed April 8, 2026, 11:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d95ea8f1688190aa36e29b52667d26 completed April 10, 2026, 8:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d95f81955c8190b629d57a034a4b76 completed April 10, 2026, 8:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d961047a78819088094e02c0b99f60 completed April 10, 2026, 8:43 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d6dd72c1288190adbb5e79e94c044a completed April 8, 2026, 10:57 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 7:31 p.m.