Thames Group
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The Thames Group is a geological rock unit in southeast England, primarily consisting of Paleogene-age marine and estuarine sediments that overlie older formations in the London Basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thames Group canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3962345 — 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: Thames Group Context triple: [London Basin, overlainBy, Thames Group]
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A.
Furneaux Group
The Furneaux Group is a cluster of islands in southeastern Australia, situated between Tasmania and mainland Australia, known for its rugged coastlines, wildlife, and remote communities.
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B.
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird is a historic British shipbuilding company based in Birkenhead, England, renowned for constructing major Royal Navy warships and commercial vessels.
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C.
Hornblower Group
Hornblower Group is a U.S.-based maritime hospitality and transportation company known for operating sightseeing cruises, ferries, and experiential travel services in major cities and tourist destinations.
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D.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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E.
Midland Group
Midland Group is an international private investment and holding company best known in motorsport for its former ownership of the Midland F1 Racing team.
- 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: Thames Group Target entity description: The Thames Group is a geological rock unit in southeast England, primarily consisting of Paleogene-age marine and estuarine sediments that overlie older formations in the London Basin.
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A.
Furneaux Group
The Furneaux Group is a cluster of islands in southeastern Australia, situated between Tasmania and mainland Australia, known for its rugged coastlines, wildlife, and remote communities.
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B.
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird is a historic British shipbuilding company based in Birkenhead, England, renowned for constructing major Royal Navy warships and commercial vessels.
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C.
Hornblower Group
Hornblower Group is a U.S.-based maritime hospitality and transportation company known for operating sightseeing cruises, ferries, and experiential travel services in major cities and tourist destinations.
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D.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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E.
Midland Group
Midland Group is an international private investment and holding company best known in motorsport for its former ownership of the Midland F1 Racing team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological group
ⓘ
lithostratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicPosition | early to middle Eocene for much of the succession ⓘ |
| contains |
Oldhaven Formation
ⓘ
surface form:
Harwich Formation
London Clay Formation ⓘ Reading Formation ⓘ
surface form:
Reading Formation in some classifications
glauconitic sands in some members ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic in parts
ⓘ
estuarine ⓘ marine ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Greater London
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater London area
Thames Estuary area ⓘ parts of Essex ⓘ parts of Kent ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleogene ⓘ |
| hasColor | typically grey to brown clays and silts ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse | source of brick clay in southeast England ⓘ |
| hasFossils |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
microfossils ⓘ plant remains ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicCode | THAM (BGS code, context-dependent) ⓘ |
| hasTypicalThickness | several tens to over 100 metres depending on location ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn |
BGS OpenGeoscience
ⓘ
surface form:
British Geological Survey Lexicon of Named Rock Units
|
| isImportantFor |
hydrogeological studies in the London Basin
ⓘ
understanding Paleogene sea-level changes in southeast England ⓘ |
| isPartOfBasinFill | London Basin ⓘ |
| lithology |
clay
ⓘ
estuarine sediments ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ sand ⓘ silt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London Basin
ⓘ
southeast England ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| overlies |
Chalk Group
ⓘ
Lambeth Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cenozoic sedimentary succession of the London Basin
ⓘ
Paleogene stratigraphy of the United Kingdom ⓘ onshore stratigraphy of southern Britain ⓘ |
| recordedBy | British Geological Survey ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRank | group ⓘ |
| underlies |
Bracklesham Group
ⓘ
London Clay Formation where subdivided differently in some schemes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thames Group Description of subject: The Thames Group is a geological rock unit in southeast England, primarily consisting of Paleogene-age marine and estuarine sediments that overlie older formations in the London Basin.
Referenced by (2)
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