Gaskiers Formation
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The Gaskiers Formation is a Neoproterozoic rock unit in Newfoundland, Canada, notable for preserving geological evidence of one of the late Precambrian global glaciations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gaskiers Formation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9651560 — 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: Gaskiers Formation Context triple: [Gaskiers glaciation, namedAfter, Gaskiers Formation]
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Kellaways Formation
The Kellaways Formation is a Middle Jurassic geological formation in England composed mainly of sandstones and mudstones, representing shallow marine and deltaic environments.
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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.
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.
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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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Wellington Formation
The Wellington Formation is a Permian-age geological formation in the central United States, particularly Oklahoma, known for its red beds, evaporite deposits, and distinctive barite "rose rock" concretions.
- 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: Gaskiers Formation Target entity description: The Gaskiers Formation is a Neoproterozoic rock unit in Newfoundland, Canada, notable for preserving geological evidence of one of the late Precambrian global glaciations.
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A.
Kellaways Formation
The Kellaways Formation is a Middle Jurassic geological formation in England composed mainly of sandstones and mudstones, representing shallow marine and deltaic environments.
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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.
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.
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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.
Wellington Formation
The Wellington Formation is a Permian-age geological formation in the central United States, particularly Oklahoma, known for its red beds, evaporite deposits, and distinctive barite "rose rock" concretions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
rock unit ⓘ |
| approximateAgeMa | 580 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaskiers glaciation
ⓘ
global glaciation events ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Canadian Shield-related Precambrian geology ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicSignificance | marks a major Neoproterozoic glacial episode ⓘ |
| contains |
dropstones
ⓘ
glacial diamictites ⓘ ice-rafted debris ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
marine
ⓘ
shelf ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Neoproterozoic
ⓘ
linked to:
Neoproterozoic Era
|
| geologicPeriod |
Ediacaran
ⓘ
linked to:
Ediacaran Period
|
| hasStratigraphicRank | formation ⓘ |
| hasTypeLocality | Gaskiers area, Avalon Peninsula ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | glaciomarine deposit ⓘ |
| lithology |
diamictite
ⓘ
dropstone-bearing strata ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Avalon Peninsula ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gaskiers, Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaskiers, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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| overlies |
Harbour Main Group
ⓘ
Marystown Group ⓘ |
| paleogeographicContext |
Avalonian microcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
Avalonia microcontinent
|
| partOf |
Avalon Zone
ⓘ
Avalonian terrane ⓘ
linked to:
Avalon terrane
Conception Group ⓘ Precambrian stratigraphy of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| records | evidence of Neoproterozoic glaciation ⓘ |
| region | eastern Newfoundland ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
paleoclimatology
ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| significance |
key stratigraphic marker for late Neoproterozoic climate events
ⓘ
records one of the late Precambrian global glaciations ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Ediacaran System
ⓘ
linked to:
Ediacaran Period
|
| studiedIn |
Ediacaran stratigraphy
ⓘ
Neoproterozoic climate research ⓘ |
| underlies | Drook Formation ⓘ |
| usedFor | correlation of late Neoproterozoic glacial deposits worldwide ⓘ |
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Subject: Gaskiers Formation Description of subject: The Gaskiers Formation is a Neoproterozoic rock unit in Newfoundland, Canada, notable for preserving geological evidence of one of the late Precambrian global glaciations.
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