Boone Formation
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The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boone Formation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6639052 — 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: Boone Formation Context triple: [Springfield Plateau, geologicUnitIncludes, Boone 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.
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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C.
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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D.
Morrison Formation
The Morrison Formation is a vast Late Jurassic sedimentary rock formation in the western United States renowned for its exceptionally rich assemblage of dinosaur fossils, including iconic sauropods and theropods.
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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: Boone Formation Target entity description: The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Morrison Formation
The Morrison Formation is a vast Late Jurassic sedimentary rock formation in the western United States renowned for its exceptionally rich assemblage of dinosaur fossils, including iconic sauropods and theropods.
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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 (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | karst topography ⓘ |
| contains |
caves and sinkholes
ⓘ
chert nodules ⓘ fossiliferous limestone ⓘ solution-enlarged fractures ⓘ thin shale beds ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
brachiopods
ⓘ
bryozoans ⓘ corals ⓘ crinoids ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalEnvironment | shallow marine ⓘ |
| dominantColor | light gray ⓘ |
| economicUse |
aggregate
ⓘ
crushed stone ⓘ dimension stone ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod |
Carboniferous
ⓘ
linked to:
Carboniferous period
|
| hasChertContent | high ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | groundwater resources in the Ozarks ⓘ |
| isKarstProne | true ⓘ |
| isMajorAquiferUnit | true ⓘ |
| isMappedBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| lithology |
cherty limestone
ⓘ
dolomite ⓘ |
| namedFor | Boone County, Arkansas ⓘ |
| overlies |
Chattanooga Shale
ⓘ
Northview Formation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippian System
ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippian Series
|
| region |
Ozark Plateaus
ⓘ
linked to:
Ozark Plateau
|
| stratigraphicCode | Boone Fm. ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition | lower Mississippian ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Springfield Plateau aquifer units ⓘ |
| texture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| thicknessRange | up to several hundred feet ⓘ |
| underlies |
Batesville Sandstone
ⓘ
Pitkin Limestone ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Boone Formation Description of subject: The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
Referenced by (1)
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