Yeso Formation
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The Yeso Formation is a geologic unit of early Permian age in the southwestern United States, notable for its thick sequences of evaporites and sandstones that record arid, shallow-marine and coastal depositional environments within the Permian Basin region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yeso Formation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10685726 — 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: Yeso Formation Context triple: [Permian Basin, primaryFormations, Yeso Formation]
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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.
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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.
Carmel Formation
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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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.
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.
- 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: Yeso Formation Target entity description: The Yeso Formation is a geologic unit of early Permian age in the southwestern United States, notable for its thick sequences of evaporites and sandstones that record arid, shallow-marine and coastal depositional environments within the Permian Basin region.
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A.
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.
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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.
Carmel Formation
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| color |
orange
ⓘ
reddish ⓘ |
| contains |
cross-bedded sandstones
ⓘ
evaporite cycles ⓘ marine fossils ⓘ red-bed intervals ⓘ trace fossils ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
arid
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coastal ⓘ sabkha ⓘ shallow marine ⓘ tidal flat ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
groundwater aquifer
ⓘ
petroleum reservoir rock ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Early Permian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Permian ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Cañas Member
ⓘ
Los Vallos Member ⓘ Meseta Blanca Member ⓘ Torres Member ⓘ |
| lithology |
anhydrite
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dolomite ⓘ evaporite ⓘ gypsum ⓘ limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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Permian Basin ⓘ Texas ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ |
| namedFor | Yeso, New Mexico ⓘ |
| overlies | Abo Formation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Permian System
ⓘ
linked to:
Permian Period
|
| regionalExtent |
central New Mexico
ⓘ
eastern New Mexico ⓘ western Texas ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Permian paleoclimate
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evaporite sedimentology ⓘ sequence stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Permian Basin region
ⓘ
linked to:
Permian Basin
|
| subdivisionOf | Leonardian Series ⓘ |
| thickness | hundreds of meters ⓘ |
| underlies |
Glorieta Sandstone
ⓘ
San Andres Formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yeso Formation Description of subject: The Yeso Formation is a geologic unit of early Permian age in the southwestern United States, notable for its thick sequences of evaporites and sandstones that record arid, shallow-marine and coastal depositional environments within the Permian Basin region.
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