Carmel Formation
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The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carmel Formation canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6434967 — 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: Carmel Formation Context triple: [Navajo Sandstone, underlies, Carmel Formation]
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A.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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B.
Calvert Formation
The Calvert Formation is a geologic formation along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, renowned for its Miocene-age marine sediments and abundant fossil beds exposed in the Calvert Cliffs.
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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.
Vermejo Formation
The Vermejo Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in the Raton Basin of the western United States, known for its coal-bearing strata and significance in regional stratigraphy.
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E.
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.
- 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: Carmel Formation Target entity description: The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
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A.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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B.
Calvert Formation
The Calvert Formation is a geologic formation along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, renowned for its Miocene-age marine sediments and abundant fossil beds exposed in the Calvert Cliffs.
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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.
Vermejo Formation
The Vermejo Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in the Raton Basin of the western United States, known for its coal-bearing strata and significance in regional stratigraphy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
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stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| age | approximately 170–165 million years old ⓘ |
| associatedWith | San Rafael Swell outcrops ⓘ |
| color |
commonly reddish-brown
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gray ⓘ |
| contains |
evaporite beds
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interbedded carbonates and clastics ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
ammonites
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bivalves ⓘ gastropods ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ trace fossils ⓘ |
| containsSedimentaryStructures |
bioturbation
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hummocky cross-stratification ⓘ mud cracks ⓘ ripple cross-lamination ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depositionalSetting | epeiric sea on the North American craton ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
marginal-marine
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marine ⓘ shallow marine shelf ⓘ tidal flat ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
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Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Middle Jurassic ⓘ |
| lithology |
gypsum
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limestone ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western United States ⓘ |
| namedFor | Carmel Junction, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Navajo Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleogeography | records encroachment of the Sundance Sea or related seaways ⓘ |
| partOf | San Rafael Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsTransitionFrom | eolian desert dunes ⓘ |
| recordsTransitionTo | shallow marine seas ⓘ |
| significance | records transition from arid continental to marine conditions in the Colorado Plateau region ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRelationships |
conformable on Navajo Sandstone in many areas
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locally disconformable contacts with adjacent units ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | western margin of the North American craton ⓘ |
| thickness | varies laterally ⓘ |
| underlies | Entrada Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | regional stratigraphic correlation in the Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carmel Formation Description of subject: The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.