Triple

T4706297
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Amos Eaton E104395 entity
Predicate published P80 FINISHED
Object An Index to the Geology of the Northern States
"An Index to the Geology of the Northern States" is an early 19th-century geological reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the rock formations and mineral resources of the northern United States.
E463780 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: An Index to the Geology of the Northern States | Statement: [Amos Eaton, published, An Index to the Geology of the Northern States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Index to the Geology of the Northern States
Context triple: [Amos Eaton, published, An Index to the Geology of the Northern States]
  • A. U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
    The U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel was a major 19th-century American scientific survey that mapped and studied the geology and natural resources along the 40th parallel in the western United States.
  • B. Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
    The Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania was a comprehensive 19th-century state-sponsored scientific effort that systematically mapped and analyzed Pennsylvania’s geology, mineral resources, and topography, greatly advancing geological knowledge and resource development in the region.
  • C. U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region
    The U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region was a 19th-century federal scientific survey that conducted pioneering geological and topographical investigations across the Rocky Mountains in the American West.
  • D. The Elements of Geology
    The Elements of Geology is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Charles Lyell that helped establish modern geological science and popularize uniformitarian principles.
  • E. Reports on the geology of New Jersey
    "Reports on the Geology of New Jersey" is a foundational 19th-century geological survey that systematically documents the state's rock formations, mineral resources, and geological structure.
  • 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: An Index to the Geology of the Northern States
Triple: [Amos Eaton, published, An Index to the Geology of the Northern States]
Generated description
"An Index to the Geology of the Northern States" is an early 19th-century geological reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the rock formations and mineral resources of the northern United States.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Index to the Geology of the Northern States
Target entity description: "An Index to the Geology of the Northern States" is an early 19th-century geological reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the rock formations and mineral resources of the northern United States.
  • A. U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
    The U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel was a major 19th-century American scientific survey that mapped and studied the geology and natural resources along the 40th parallel in the western United States.
  • B. Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
    The Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania was a comprehensive 19th-century state-sponsored scientific effort that systematically mapped and analyzed Pennsylvania’s geology, mineral resources, and topography, greatly advancing geological knowledge and resource development in the region.
  • C. U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region
    The U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region was a 19th-century federal scientific survey that conducted pioneering geological and topographical investigations across the Rocky Mountains in the American West.
  • D. The Elements of Geology
    The Elements of Geology is a foundational 19th-century textbook by Charles Lyell that helped establish modern geological science and popularize uniformitarian principles.
  • E. Reports on the geology of New Jersey
    "Reports on the Geology of New Jersey" is a foundational 19th-century geological survey that systematically documents the state's rock formations, mineral resources, and geological structure.
  • 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_69bd43eac3c08190af7e4020c6c3704c completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd63e808c88190877e98408498fb62 completed March 20, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be1067c6a081909fa06689ea66a8a4 completed March 21, 2026, 3:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be133c5a8c8190b3c0f066c4ab44a9 completed March 21, 2026, 3:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be13cafd1c8190aec0efe6328c25b8 completed March 21, 2026, 3:43 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:17 p.m.