Coast Range Ophiolite
E440144
The Coast Range Ophiolite is a Jurassic-aged slice of ancient oceanic crust and upper mantle exposed in California’s Coast Ranges, representing part of the former Farallon Plate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Range Ophiolite canonical | 3 |
| Coast Range ophiolite | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4434359 — 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: Coast Range Ophiolite Context triple: [Franciscan Complex, overlies, Coast Range Ophiolite]
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A.
Coast Plutonic Complex
The Coast Plutonic Complex is a vast belt of granitic and related intrusive rocks forming the core of the Coast Mountains along the Pacific margin of western North America.
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B.
Sierra Nevada batholith
The Sierra Nevada batholith is a massive granitic rock formation underlying much of California’s Sierra Nevada range, formed by ancient magma intrusions during Mesozoic subduction along the western edge of North America.
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C.
Peninsular Ranges Batholith
The Peninsular Ranges Batholith is a vast Mesozoic granitic intrusive complex underlying much of the Peninsular Ranges of Southern California and northern Baja California, formed during subduction-related magmatism along the western margin of North America.
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D.
Grenville orogenic belt
The Grenville orogenic belt is a vast, ancient mountain-building region in eastern North America and beyond, formed over a billion years ago and representing one of the major Precambrian collisional events in Earth’s history.
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E.
Cascadia back-arc region
The Cascadia back-arc region is a tectonically active area east of the Cascadia subduction zone characterized by crustal extension, volcanism, and associated magmatic and geothermal activity.
- 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: Coast Range Ophiolite Target entity description: The Coast Range Ophiolite is a Jurassic-aged slice of ancient oceanic crust and upper mantle exposed in California’s Coast Ranges, representing part of the former Farallon Plate.
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A.
Coast Plutonic Complex
The Coast Plutonic Complex is a vast belt of granitic and related intrusive rocks forming the core of the Coast Mountains along the Pacific margin of western North America.
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B.
Sierra Nevada batholith
The Sierra Nevada batholith is a massive granitic rock formation underlying much of California’s Sierra Nevada range, formed by ancient magma intrusions during Mesozoic subduction along the western edge of North America.
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C.
Peninsular Ranges Batholith
The Peninsular Ranges Batholith is a vast Mesozoic granitic intrusive complex underlying much of the Peninsular Ranges of Southern California and northern Baja California, formed during subduction-related magmatism along the western margin of North America.
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D.
Grenville orogenic belt
The Grenville orogenic belt is a vast, ancient mountain-building region in eastern North America and beyond, formed over a billion years ago and representing one of the major Precambrian collisional events in Earth’s history.
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E.
Cascadia back-arc region
The Cascadia back-arc region is a tectonically active area east of the Cascadia subduction zone characterized by crustal extension, volcanism, and associated magmatic and geothermal activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
ophiolite ⓘ tectonostratigraphic terrane ⓘ |
| ageRange | Middle Jurassic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franciscan Complex
ⓘ
Great Valley forearc basin ⓘ |
| contains |
chromite deposits
ⓘ
mantle peridotite ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exposedIn |
central California Coast Ranges
ⓘ
linked to:
Central California Coast Ranges
northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
linked to:
Northern California Coast Ranges
|
| formedBy | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Jurassic ⓘ |
| lithologyIncludes |
basalt
ⓘ
gabbro ⓘ pillow basalt ⓘ serpentinite ⓘ sheeted dike complex ⓘ ultramafic rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| overlainBy |
Great Valley Group
ⓘ
Great Valley Sequence ⓘ
linked to:
Great Valley Group
|
| partOf |
California Coast Ranges
ⓘ
linked to:
Coastal Ranges
|
| partOfFormer | Farallon Plate ⓘ |
| region | western North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cordilleran orogeny
ⓘ
Mesozoic subduction along the North American margin ⓘ |
| represents |
ancient oceanic crust
ⓘ
upper mantle section ⓘ |
| researchTopicIn |
ophiolite petrology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ tectonics of the California margin ⓘ |
| significantFor |
study of Farallon Plate history
ⓘ
study of forearc ophiolites ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess |
obduction
ⓘ
subduction-related accretion ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | forearc region ⓘ |
| underlies |
Great Valley Group
ⓘ
Great Valley Sequence ⓘ
linked to:
Great Valley Group
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coast Range Ophiolite Description of subject: The Coast Range Ophiolite is a Jurassic-aged slice of ancient oceanic crust and upper mantle exposed in California’s Coast Ranges, representing part of the former Farallon Plate.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Coast Range Ophiolite