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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.