Folkestone Formation
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The Folkestone Formation is a Cretaceous-age sandstone unit in southern England known for its well-sorted sands and importance in regional stratigraphy and hydrogeology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Folkestone Beds | 1 |
| Folkestone Formation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20276645 — 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: Folkestone Formation Context triple: [Lower Greensand Group, hasMember, Folkestone Formation]
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Kimmeridge Clay Formation
The Kimmeridge Clay Formation is a Late Jurassic marine sedimentary rock unit in southern England renowned for its organic-rich shales that form a major source rock for North Sea oil and gas.
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London Clay Formation
The London Clay Formation is an early Eocene marine clay deposit in southeast England, renowned for its rich fossil content and its importance in shaping the geology and engineering properties of the London area.
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Wessex Formation
The Wessex Formation is an Early Cretaceous geological formation in southern England renowned for its rich assemblage of dinosaur fossils, including numerous ornithopods and theropods.
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Wenlock Limestone Formation
The Wenlock Limestone Formation is a Silurian-age marine sedimentary rock unit in the Welsh Borderlands of England, renowned for its rich fossil content and prominent exposure at Wenlock Edge.
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Purbeck Group
The Purbeck Group is a geological rock formation in southern England dating from the latest Jurassic to early Cretaceous, known for its limestones, shales, and fossil-rich deposits.
- 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: Folkestone Formation Target entity description: The Folkestone Formation is a Cretaceous-age sandstone unit in southern England known for its well-sorted sands and importance in regional stratigraphy and hydrogeology.
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A.
Kimmeridge Clay Formation
The Kimmeridge Clay Formation is a Late Jurassic marine sedimentary rock unit in southern England renowned for its organic-rich shales that form a major source rock for North Sea oil and gas.
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B.
London Clay Formation
The London Clay Formation is an early Eocene marine clay deposit in southeast England, renowned for its rich fossil content and its importance in shaping the geology and engineering properties of the London area.
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C.
Wessex Formation
The Wessex Formation is an Early Cretaceous geological formation in southern England renowned for its rich assemblage of dinosaur fossils, including numerous ornithopods and theropods.
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D.
Wenlock Limestone Formation
The Wenlock Limestone Formation is a Silurian-age marine sedimentary rock unit in the Welsh Borderlands of England, renowned for its rich fossil content and prominent exposure at Wenlock Edge.
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E.
Purbeck Group
The Purbeck Group is a geological rock formation in southern England dating from the latest Jurassic to early Cretaceous, known for its limestones, shales, and fossil-rich deposits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Folkestone Formation