Wingate Sandstone
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Wingate Sandstone is a prominent Late Triassic sandstone formation of the Colorado Plateau, known for forming towering vertical cliffs and dramatic canyon walls in places like Capitol Reef National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wingate Sandstone canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5944121 — 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: Wingate Sandstone Context triple: [Capitol Reef National Park, hasRockUnits, Wingate Sandstone]
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A.
Lookout Sandstone
Lookout Sandstone is a prominent sedimentary rock formation of the southern Appalachian region, notable for shaping the dramatic cliffs and canyon walls of areas like Little River Canyon.
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B.
Mereenie Sandstone
Mereenie Sandstone is a significant geological formation in central Australia known for its hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs and extensive outcrops within the Amadeus Basin.
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C.
Trinidad Sandstone
Trinidad Sandstone is a geologic rock formation known for its prominent sandstone layers exposed in parts of the southern Rocky Mountain region of the United States.
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D.
Hawkesbury Sandstone
Hawkesbury Sandstone is a prominent Triassic sedimentary rock formation in the Sydney region of Australia, known for its thick, cliff-forming sandstone beds that shape much of the local landscape and geology.
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E.
Entrada Sandstone
Entrada Sandstone is a Jurassic-age sedimentary rock formation in the U.S. Southwest, renowned for forming the dramatic natural arches and other erosional landforms seen in places like Arches National Park.
- 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: Wingate Sandstone Target entity description: Wingate Sandstone is a prominent Late Triassic sandstone formation of the Colorado Plateau, known for forming towering vertical cliffs and dramatic canyon walls in places like Capitol Reef National Park.
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A.
Lookout Sandstone
Lookout Sandstone is a prominent sedimentary rock formation of the southern Appalachian region, notable for shaping the dramatic cliffs and canyon walls of areas like Little River Canyon.
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B.
Mereenie Sandstone
Mereenie Sandstone is a significant geological formation in central Australia known for its hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs and extensive outcrops within the Amadeus Basin.
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C.
Trinidad Sandstone
Trinidad Sandstone is a geologic rock formation known for its prominent sandstone layers exposed in parts of the southern Rocky Mountain region of the United States.
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D.
Hawkesbury Sandstone
Hawkesbury Sandstone is a prominent Triassic sedimentary rock formation in the Sydney region of Australia, known for its thick, cliff-forming sandstone beds that shape much of the local landscape and geology.
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E.
Entrada Sandstone
Entrada Sandstone is a Jurassic-age sedimentary rock formation in the U.S. Southwest, renowned for forming the dramatic natural arches and other erosional landforms seen in places like Arches National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| ageRange | approximately 200–210 million years old ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Mesozoic stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| cement |
calcium carbonate cement
ⓘ
silica cement ⓘ |
| commonUses | scenic and recreational landscapes ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalEnvironment | eolian dune field ⓘ |
| diagenesis | well-indurated by cementation ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Arches National Park
ⓘ
Canyonlands National Park ⓘ Capitol Reef National Park ⓘ Colorado National Monument ⓘ Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ⓘ Monument Valley region ⓘ
linked to:
Monument Valley
San Rafael Swell ⓘ |
| forms |
steep canyon walls
ⓘ
vertical cliffs ⓘ |
| fossilContent | generally sparse fossils ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Colorado Plateau sedimentary sequence ⓘ |
| grainSize | fine- to medium-grained ⓘ |
| lithology | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedFor | Fort Wingate, New Mexico ⓘ |
| notableFeature | dramatic canyon and cliff topography ⓘ |
| overlies | Chinle Formation ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| porosity | moderate primary porosity ⓘ |
| primaryComposition | quartz sand ⓘ |
| primarySedimentaryStructure | large-scale cross-bedding ⓘ |
| region |
Arizona
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| resistanceToErosion | high ⓘ |
| stratigraphicGroup | Glen Canyon Group ⓘ |
| thickness |
up to about 120 meters
ⓘ
up to about 400 feet ⓘ |
| typicalCliffStyle | sheer vertical walls ⓘ |
| typicalColor |
orange-red
ⓘ
reddish-brown ⓘ |
| underlies |
Kayenta Formation
ⓘ
Navajo Sandstone ⓘ |
| weatheringPattern | forms talus slopes at cliff bases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wingate Sandstone Description of subject: Wingate Sandstone is a prominent Late Triassic sandstone formation of the Colorado Plateau, known for forming towering vertical cliffs and dramatic canyon walls in places like Capitol Reef National Park.
Referenced by (15)
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