Wellington Formation
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The Wellington Formation is a Permian-age geological formation in the central United States, particularly Oklahoma, known for its red beds, evaporite deposits, and distinctive barite "rose rock" concretions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wellington Formation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2579885 — 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: Wellington Formation Context triple: [Rose rock, foundIn, Wellington Formation]
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A.
Kellaways Formation
The Kellaways Formation is a Middle Jurassic geological formation in England composed mainly of sandstones and mudstones, representing shallow marine and deltaic environments.
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B.
Cloverly Formation
The Cloverly Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in the western United States known for its dinosaur fossils and fluvial sedimentary deposits.
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C.
Summerville Formation
The Summerville Formation is a Late Jurassic sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, characterized by thin-bedded mudstones and sandstones deposited in tidal flat and coastal environments.
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D.
Holston Formation
The Holston Formation is a geologic unit in eastern Tennessee renowned for its high-quality crystalline limestone commonly marketed as Tennessee marble and widely used in prominent architectural projects.
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E.
Moine Supergroup
The Moine Supergroup is a sequence of Neoproterozoic metamorphic rocks in the Scottish Highlands, notable for recording early tectonic events prior to the Caledonian orogeny.
- 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: Wellington Formation Target entity description: The Wellington Formation is a Permian-age geological formation in the central United States, particularly Oklahoma, known for its red beds, evaporite deposits, and distinctive barite "rose rock" concretions.
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A.
Kellaways Formation
The Kellaways Formation is a Middle Jurassic geological formation in England composed mainly of sandstones and mudstones, representing shallow marine and deltaic environments.
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B.
Cloverly Formation
The Cloverly Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in the western United States known for its dinosaur fossils and fluvial sedimentary deposits.
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C.
Summerville Formation
The Summerville Formation is a Late Jurassic sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, characterized by thin-bedded mudstones and sandstones deposited in tidal flat and coastal environments.
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D.
Holston Formation
The Holston Formation is a geologic unit in eastern Tennessee renowned for its high-quality crystalline limestone commonly marketed as Tennessee marble and widely used in prominent architectural projects.
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E.
Moine Supergroup
The Moine Supergroup is a sequence of Neoproterozoic metamorphic rocks in the Scottish Highlands, notable for recording early tectonic events prior to the Caledonian orogeny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
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stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| ageStatus | early Permian ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | red ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
Permian invertebrates
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trace fossils ⓘ |
| containsMineral |
anhydrite
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barite ⓘ gypsum ⓘ halite ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
continental
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evaporitic ⓘ playa lake ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
collector source of barite rose rocks
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source of evaporite minerals ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Cisuralian ⓘ |
| hasConcretionType | barite rose ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
chemical sedimentary rock
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clastic sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryStructure |
mud cracks
ⓘ
ripple marks ⓘ |
| knownFor | barite rose rock concretions ⓘ |
| lithology |
anhydrite
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evaporite ⓘ gypsum ⓘ halite ⓘ red beds ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansas
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Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ central United States ⓘ |
| namedFor | Wellington, Kansas ⓘ |
| overlies | Chase Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Permian Period
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surface form:
Permian System
Permian red beds of the Midcontinent ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Central United States
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surface form:
Midcontinent region
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| underlies |
Harper Sandstone
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Ninnescah Shale ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wellington Formation Description of subject: The Wellington Formation is a Permian-age geological formation in the central United States, particularly Oklahoma, known for its red beds, evaporite deposits, and distinctive barite "rose rock" concretions.
Referenced by (2)
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