Triple

T1966394
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Columbia E42696 entity
Predicate containsCraton P33297 FINISHED
Object West African Craton
The West African Craton is an ancient, stable block of continental crust in West Africa that forms a core part of the Precambrian geology of the African continent.
E219034 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: West African Craton | Statement: [Columbia, containsCraton, West African Craton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Craton
Context triple: [Columbia, containsCraton, West African Craton]
  • A. Kaapvaal Craton
    The Kaapvaal Craton is one of Earth’s oldest and most stable pieces of continental crust, located in southern Africa and renowned for hosting some of the world’s richest gold deposits.
  • B. Guiana Shield
    The Guiana Shield is a geologically ancient, mineral-rich craton in northern South America, characterized by extensive tropical rainforests, unique biodiversity, and dramatic table-top mountains.
  • C. Avalonia microcontinent
    Avalonia microcontinent was a small ancient landmass that rifted from Gondwana and later collided with Laurentia and Baltica, contributing to the formation of parts of modern North America and Western Europe.
  • D. African Plate
    The African Plate is a major tectonic plate that underlies the continent of Africa and adjacent oceanic crust, playing a key role in continental drift, seismic activity, and the formation of geological features such as rift valleys and mountain ranges.
  • E. Fennoscandian Shield
    The Fennoscandian Shield is a vast, ancient Precambrian geological region in northern Europe, encompassing much of Scandinavia and parts of northwest Russia, known for its exposed crystalline bedrock and glacially sculpted landscapes.
  • 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: West African Craton
Triple: [Columbia, containsCraton, West African Craton]
Generated description
The West African Craton is an ancient, stable block of continental crust in West Africa that forms a core part of the Precambrian geology of the African continent.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Craton
Target entity description: The West African Craton is an ancient, stable block of continental crust in West Africa that forms a core part of the Precambrian geology of the African continent.
  • A. Kaapvaal Craton
    The Kaapvaal Craton is one of Earth’s oldest and most stable pieces of continental crust, located in southern Africa and renowned for hosting some of the world’s richest gold deposits.
  • B. Guiana Shield
    The Guiana Shield is a geologically ancient, mineral-rich craton in northern South America, characterized by extensive tropical rainforests, unique biodiversity, and dramatic table-top mountains.
  • C. Avalonia microcontinent
    Avalonia microcontinent was a small ancient landmass that rifted from Gondwana and later collided with Laurentia and Baltica, contributing to the formation of parts of modern North America and Western Europe.
  • D. African Plate
    The African Plate is a major tectonic plate that underlies the continent of Africa and adjacent oceanic crust, playing a key role in continental drift, seismic activity, and the formation of geological features such as rift valleys and mountain ranges.
  • E. Fennoscandian Shield
    The Fennoscandian Shield is a vast, ancient Precambrian geological region in northern Europe, encompassing much of Scandinavia and parts of northwest Russia, known for its exposed crystalline bedrock and glacially sculpted landscapes.
  • 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_69a88711151c8190940b2572095059d7 completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb7c698748190a10da0901952df07 completed March 7, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adfbd52de08190b1df8adb4e2c885d completed March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adfc6d7fb08190959ee247d0060f4c completed March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adfd2f68f48190ad23db5ca6ae663a completed March 8, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.