Graneros Shale
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Graneros Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the central United States, notable for recording the early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway and for its fossil-rich, fine-grained sediments.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benton Shale | 2 |
| Carlile Shale | 2 |
| Graneros Shale canonical | 2 |
| Mancos Shale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11591064 — 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: Graneros Shale Context triple: [Dakota Formation, underlies, Graneros Shale]
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A.
Spraberry Formation
The Spraberry Formation is a major oil-bearing geologic unit in West Texas, renowned as one of the most prolific tight oil reservoirs within the Permian Basin.
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B.
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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C.
Marcellus Shale
Marcellus Shale is a vast natural gas–rich sedimentary rock formation underlying much of the Appalachian Basin in the eastern United States, notably Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York.
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D.
Curtis Formation
The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
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E.
Diablo Formation
The Diablo Formation is a geologic rock unit in California known as a significant petroleum-bearing reservoir within fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
- 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: Graneros Shale Target entity description: Graneros Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the central United States, notable for recording the early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway and for its fossil-rich, fine-grained sediments.
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A.
Spraberry Formation
The Spraberry Formation is a major oil-bearing geologic unit in West Texas, renowned as one of the most prolific tight oil reservoirs within the Permian Basin.
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B.
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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C.
Marcellus Shale
Marcellus Shale is a vast natural gas–rich sedimentary rock formation underlying much of the Appalachian Basin in the eastern United States, notably Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York.
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D.
Curtis Formation
The Curtis Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit in the western United States, characterized mainly by marine sandstones and siltstones that record shallow sea environments.
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E.
Diablo Formation
The Diablo Formation is a geologic rock unit in California known as a significant petroleum-bearing reservoir within fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cretaceous stratigraphic unit
ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ shale formation ⓘ |
| color | dark gray ⓘ |
| contains |
bentonitic clay layers
ⓘ
ironstone concretions ⓘ organic-rich shale intervals ⓘ siltstone interbeds ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalEnvironment | marine ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ Montana ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
ammonites
ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ fish remains ⓘ foraminifera ⓘ marine invertebrate fossils ⓘ ostracods ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| grainSize | fine-grained ⓘ |
| lithology | marine shale ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central United States ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Colorado Group in some areas
ⓘ
Colorado Shale in some classifications ⓘ |
| namedFor | Graneros, Kansas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fossil-rich sediments
ⓘ
recording early Western Interior Seaway flooding ⓘ |
| overlies |
Dakota Sandstone
ⓘ
linked to:
Dakota Formation
|
| paleoenvironment |
low-energy marine environment
ⓘ
offshore shelf setting ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Interior Seaway succession ⓘ |
| primaryLithology | shale ⓘ |
| records | early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway ⓘ |
| region |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Rocky Mountain region ⓘ |
| researchUse |
paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Western Interior Seaway
ⓘ
stratigraphic marker for early Cenomanian transgression ⓘ |
| series |
Upper Cretaceous
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Cretaceous
|
| stage | Cenomanian ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition | lies above Dakota Sandstone in many areas ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitRank | formation ⓘ |
| system |
Cretaceous System
ⓘ
linked to:
Cretaceous
|
| underlies |
Greenhorn Formation
ⓘ
Greenhorn Limestone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Graneros Shale Description of subject: Graneros Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the central United States, notable for recording the early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway and for its fossil-rich, fine-grained sediments.
Referenced by (7)
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