Pennine Coal Measures Group
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The Pennine Coal Measures Group is a major Carboniferous rock sequence in northern England, notable for its extensive coal-bearing strata that underpinned the region’s historic coal mining industry.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Coal Measures Formation | 1 |
| Middle Coal Measures | 1 |
| Pennine Coal Measures Group canonical | 1 |
| Upper Coal Measures Formation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13234513 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pennine Coal Measures Group Context triple: [Yorkshire coalfield, geologicalBasin, Pennine Coal Measures Group]
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A.
Newcastle Coal Measures
The Newcastle Coal Measures are a major Late Permian coal-bearing sedimentary sequence in eastern Australia, notable for their extensive coal deposits within the Sydney Basin.
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B.
Mercia Mudstone Group
The Mercia Mudstone Group is a thick sequence of predominantly red mudstones and siltstones of Triassic age widely distributed across parts of the UK, forming an important component of its subsurface geology.
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C.
Sherwood Sandstone Group
The Sherwood Sandstone Group is a major Triassic sandstone rock sequence in the UK, notable as an important aquifer and hydrocarbon reservoir across several sedimentary basins.
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D.
Wealden Supergroup
The Wealden Supergroup is a sequence of Early Cretaceous sedimentary rocks in southern England and parts of Europe, renowned for its rich dinosaur fossil record including numerous Iguanodon remains.
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E.
Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt
The Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt is a geological formation in northern England characterized by extensive Jurassic-age limestone deposits that have historically been quarried for building stone and industrial use.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pennine Coal Measures Group Target entity description: The Pennine Coal Measures Group is a major Carboniferous rock sequence in northern England, notable for its extensive coal-bearing strata that underpinned the region’s historic coal mining industry.
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A.
Newcastle Coal Measures
The Newcastle Coal Measures are a major Late Permian coal-bearing sedimentary sequence in eastern Australia, notable for their extensive coal deposits within the Sydney Basin.
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B.
Mercia Mudstone Group
The Mercia Mudstone Group is a thick sequence of predominantly red mudstones and siltstones of Triassic age widely distributed across parts of the UK, forming an important component of its subsurface geology.
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C.
Sherwood Sandstone Group
The Sherwood Sandstone Group is a major Triassic sandstone rock sequence in the UK, notable as an important aquifer and hydrocarbon reservoir across several sedimentary basins.
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D.
Wealden Supergroup
The Wealden Supergroup is a sequence of Early Cretaceous sedimentary rocks in southern England and parts of Europe, renowned for its rich dinosaur fossil record including numerous Iguanodon remains.
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E.
Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt
The Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt is a geological formation in northern England characterized by extensive Jurassic-age limestone deposits that have historically been quarried for building stone and industrial use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carboniferous rock unit
ⓘ
lithostratigraphic group ⓘ |
| ageRange | late Namurian to Westphalian ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicStage |
Westphalian
ⓘ
linked to:
Westphalia
|
| contains | coal seams ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
non-marine bivalves
ⓘ
plant fossils ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
Scottish Coal Measures Group
ⓘ
South Wales Coal Measures Group ⓘ
linked to:
South Wales Coal Measures
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
coal resource
ⓘ
historic coal mining ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Cumbria
ⓘ
Derbyshire ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ Nottinghamshire ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Carboniferous
ⓘ
linked to:
Carboniferous period
|
| hasStratigraphicCode | PNCM ⓘ |
| influenced | industrial development of northern England ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal
ⓘ
ironstone ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ seatearth ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midland Valley of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Lowlands of Scotland
northern England ⓘ southern Scotland ⓘ |
| mappedBy | British Geological Survey ⓘ |
| namedFor | Pennines ⓘ |
| overlies |
Millstone Grit Group
ⓘ
Namurian strata ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coal Measures
ⓘ
Pennine Basin ⓘ |
| region |
Pennine region
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennines
|
| rockTypeAssociation | coal-bearing strata ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRank | group ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Lower Coal Measures Formation
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennine Coal Measures Group
Middle Coal Measures Formation ⓘ
linked to:
Durham Coal Measures
Upper Coal Measures Formation ⓘ
linked to:
Pennine Coal Measures Group
|
| thickness | several hundred metres ⓘ |
| underlies | Warwickshire Group ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pennine Coal Measures Group Description of subject: The Pennine Coal Measures Group is a major Carboniferous rock sequence in northern England, notable for its extensive coal-bearing strata that underpinned the region’s historic coal mining industry.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pennine Coal Measures Group
linked to: Pennine Coal Measures Group
linked to: Pennine Coal Measures Group