Barakar Formation
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Barakar Formation is a Permian-age sedimentary rock unit in the Indian Gondwana basins, notable for its extensive coal-bearing strata that form a major source of coal in regions like the Raniganj coalfield.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barakar Formation canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barakar Formation Context triple: [Raniganj coalfield, coalMeasure, Barakar Formation]
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Raniganj Formation
The Raniganj Formation is a major coal-bearing geological unit of the Gondwana sequence in eastern India, notable for its extensive bituminous coal seams and associated sedimentary rocks.
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B.
Barun Goyot Formation
The Barun Goyot Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation in Mongolia renowned for its rich fossil beds, including remains of the dinosaur Velociraptor.
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C.
Djadokhta Formation
The Djadokhta Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in Mongolia renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils, including iconic theropods and other desert-adapted fauna.
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D.
Etchegoin Formation
The Etchegoin Formation is a geologic unit in California’s San Joaquin Basin known for its significant petroleum reservoirs, particularly in major fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
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E.
Areyonga Formation
The Areyonga Formation is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Proterozoic environmental and tectonic history.
- 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: Barakar Formation Target entity description: Barakar Formation is a Permian-age sedimentary rock unit in the Indian Gondwana basins, notable for its extensive coal-bearing strata that form a major source of coal in regions like the Raniganj coalfield.
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A.
Raniganj Formation
The Raniganj Formation is a major coal-bearing geological unit of the Gondwana sequence in eastern India, notable for its extensive bituminous coal seams and associated sedimentary rocks.
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B.
Barun Goyot Formation
The Barun Goyot Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation in Mongolia renowned for its rich fossil beds, including remains of the dinosaur Velociraptor.
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C.
Djadokhta Formation
The Djadokhta Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in Mongolia renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils, including iconic theropods and other desert-adapted fauna.
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D.
Etchegoin Formation
The Etchegoin Formation is a geologic unit in California’s San Joaquin Basin known for its significant petroleum reservoirs, particularly in major fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
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E.
Areyonga Formation
The Areyonga Formation is a geological rock unit within central Australia's Amadeus Basin, known for its sedimentary sequences that record Proterozoic environmental and tectonic history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| ageRange | approximately 299–272 million years ago ⓘ |
| belongsToBasin |
Damodar Valley basins
ⓘ
linked to:
Damodar Valley Project
Son–Mahanadi basins ⓘ
linked to:
Son–Mahanadi basin
|
| coalRank | generally high-volatile bituminous ⓘ |
| containsFossil | plant fossils ⓘ |
| containsResource |
bituminous coal
ⓘ
clay ⓘ sand ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major coal-bearing formation in India ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Early Permian ⓘ |
| hasMember |
carbonaceous shales
ⓘ
coal seams ⓘ cross-bedded sandstones ⓘ |
| importanceFor | Indian coal industry ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indian Gondwana basins ⓘ |
| majorCoalField |
Bokaro coalfield
ⓘ
Jharia coalfield ⓘ Karanpura coalfield ⓘ Raniganj coalfield ⓘ Talcher coalfield ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barakar River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gondwana Supergroup
ⓘ
linked to:
Gondwana Group
|
| regionalExtent |
central India
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleobotany
ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition |
lies above Talchir Formation
ⓘ
underlies Barren Measures Formation ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Gondwana rift basins
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Gondwana basins
|
| thickness | hundreds of meters ⓘ |
| usedFor | coal mining ⓘ |
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Subject: Barakar Formation Description of subject: Barakar Formation is a Permian-age sedimentary rock unit in the Indian Gondwana basins, notable for its extensive coal-bearing strata that form a major source of coal in regions like the Raniganj coalfield.
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