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.
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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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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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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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.
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
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stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| color |
orange
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reddish ⓘ |
| contains |
cross-bedded sandstones
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evaporite cycles ⓘ marine fossils ⓘ red-bed intervals ⓘ trace fossils ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
NERFINISHED
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Los Vallos Member NERFINISHED ⓘ Meseta Blanca Member NERFINISHED ⓘ Torres Member NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
anhydrite
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dolomite ⓘ evaporite ⓘ gypsum ⓘ limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ |
| namedFor | Yeso, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Abo Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Permian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalExtent |
central New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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eastern New Mexico ⓘ western Texas ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Permian paleoclimate
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evaporite sedimentology ⓘ sequence stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Permian Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Leonardian Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thickness | hundreds of meters ⓘ |
| underlies |
Glorieta Sandstone
NERFINISHED
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San Andres Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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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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