Triple
T15239074
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pierre Shale |
E364206
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSubunits |
P71417
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mitten Black Shale Member
The Mitten Black Shale Member is a distinctive organic-rich shale subdivision within the Pierre Shale formation, notable for its dark color and fine-grained marine sedimentary deposits.
|
E1145391
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Mitten Black Shale Member | Statement: [Pierre Shale, hasSubunits, Mitten Black Shale Member]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mitten Black Shale Member Context triple: [Pierre Shale, hasSubunits, Mitten Black Shale Member]
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A.
Ashfield Shale
Ashfield Shale is a geological rock unit in the Sydney Basin of eastern Australia, notable for its fine-grained sedimentary deposits formed during the Triassic period.
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B.
Graneros Shale
Graneros Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the central United States, notable for recording the early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway and for its fossil-rich, fine-grained sediments.
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C.
Bringelly Shale
Bringelly Shale is a geological rock formation in the Sydney Basin of eastern Australia, notable for its claystone and shale deposits that overlie the Hawkesbury Sandstone.
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D.
Ninnescah Shale
Ninnescah Shale is a geologic rock unit known for its shale deposits, typically associated with Permian-age sedimentary sequences in the central United States.
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E.
Emu Bay Shale
Emu Bay Shale is a renowned Cambrian fossil deposit in South Australia noted for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied marine organisms.
- 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: Mitten Black Shale Member Triple: [Pierre Shale, hasSubunits, Mitten Black Shale Member]
Generated description
The Mitten Black Shale Member is a distinctive organic-rich shale subdivision within the Pierre Shale formation, notable for its dark color and fine-grained marine sedimentary deposits.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mitten Black Shale Member Target entity description: The Mitten Black Shale Member is a distinctive organic-rich shale subdivision within the Pierre Shale formation, notable for its dark color and fine-grained marine sedimentary deposits.
-
A.
Ashfield Shale
Ashfield Shale is a geological rock unit in the Sydney Basin of eastern Australia, notable for its fine-grained sedimentary deposits formed during the Triassic period.
-
B.
Graneros Shale
Graneros Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the central United States, notable for recording the early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway and for its fossil-rich, fine-grained sediments.
-
C.
Bringelly Shale
Bringelly Shale is a geological rock formation in the Sydney Basin of eastern Australia, notable for its claystone and shale deposits that overlie the Hawkesbury Sandstone.
-
D.
Ninnescah Shale
Ninnescah Shale is a geologic rock unit known for its shale deposits, typically associated with Permian-age sedimentary sequences in the central United States.
-
E.
Emu Bay Shale
Emu Bay Shale is a renowned Cambrian fossil deposit in South Australia noted for its exceptionally well-preserved soft-bodied marine organisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69d85a0dde7481908fc64d1e82d5d20d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e007db9a148190aadea8d5f8b6b261 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fedd3f9d308190af5374f0362c62f5 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69feded546688190b931b60a55babcd0 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:14 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fedf72e6148190afbfbe92ed2ed277 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:17 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m.