Glarus thrust (geological feature)

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World Heritage Site component geological structure tectonic boundary thrust fault

The Glarus thrust is a famous Alpine geological structure in eastern Switzerland where older rock layers have been thrust over much younger ones, serving as a classic example of large-scale thrust faulting.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Glarus thrust	2
Glarus thrust (geological feature) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11605918 — 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: Glarus thrust (geological feature)
Context triple: [Glarus, contains, Glarus thrust (geological feature)]

A. Keystone Thrust Fault
The Keystone Thrust Fault is a prominent geological feature near Las Vegas where older limestone rock has been pushed up and over younger sandstone, creating dramatic cliffs and colorful rock formations visible in Red Rock Canyon.
B. Vienna Basin transfer zone
The Vienna Basin transfer zone is a major geological structure in Central Europe that accommodates tectonic movement between the Eastern Alps and Western Carpathians, influencing regional basin formation and seismicity.
C. San Gorgonio Pass thrust fault system
The San Gorgonio Pass thrust fault system is a complex network of active thrust faults in Southern California that accommodates significant crustal deformation and influences regional seismic hazard.
D. Glocknerkees glacier
Glocknerkees glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on Austria’s Grossglockner massif, known for its dramatic high-mountain ice scenery and accessibility to climbers and hikers.
E. Calder Graben
Calder Graben is a structural depression within Western Australia’s Bonaparte Basin, known as a hydrocarbon-bearing sub-basin formed by extensional tectonics.
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: Glarus thrust (geological feature)
Target entity description: The Glarus thrust is a famous Alpine geological structure in eastern Switzerland where older rock layers have been thrust over much younger ones, serving as a classic example of large-scale thrust faulting.

A. Keystone Thrust Fault
The Keystone Thrust Fault is a prominent geological feature near Las Vegas where older limestone rock has been pushed up and over younger sandstone, creating dramatic cliffs and colorful rock formations visible in Red Rock Canyon.
B. Vienna Basin transfer zone
The Vienna Basin transfer zone is a major geological structure in Central Europe that accommodates tectonic movement between the Eastern Alps and Western Carpathians, influencing regional basin formation and seismicity.
C. San Gorgonio Pass thrust fault system
The San Gorgonio Pass thrust fault system is a complex network of active thrust faults in Southern California that accommodates significant crustal deformation and influences regional seismic hazard.
D. Glocknerkees glacier
Glocknerkees glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on Austria’s Grossglockner massif, known for its dramatic high-mountain ice scenery and accessibility to climbers and hikers.
E. Calder Graben
Calder Graben is a structural depression within Western Australia’s Bonaparte Basin, known as a hydrocarbon-bearing sub-basin formed by extensional tectonics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site component ⓘ geological structure ⓘ tectonic boundary ⓘ thrust fault ⓘ
composedOf	Mesozoic dolomites ⓘ Mesozoic limestones ⓘ Mesozoic shales ⓘ Permian Verrucano rocks ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
exposedAs	distinct contact surface between rock units ⓘ
formedDuring	Alpine orogeny ⓘ
hasGeologicalAge	Cenozoic ⓘ Mesozoic ⓘ linked to: Mesozoic Era Paleozoic ⓘ linked to: Paleozoic Era
hasLength	approximately 35 km ⓘ
hasMaximumDisplacement	several kilometers ⓘ
hasScientificSignificance	classic example of large-scale thrust faulting ⓘ important for development of modern geology ⓘ key evidence for nappe theory ⓘ
hasStratigraphicRelationship	older rocks above younger rocks ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	yes ⓘ
includedIn	UNESCO World Heritage List ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn	Swiss Alps ⓘ canton of Glarus ⓘ linked to: Canton of Glarus canton of Graubünden ⓘ canton of St. Gallen ⓘ linked to: Canton of St. Gallen eastern Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Eastern Switzerland
orientation	roughly northwest–southeast ⓘ
overlies	younger sedimentary rocks ⓘ
overthrusts	Eocene–Oligocene sediments ⓘ Tertiary flysch ⓘ younger rock layers ⓘ
partOf	Glarus Alps ⓘ Tectonic Arena Sardona ⓘ
recognizedAs	type locality for major thrust faults ⓘ
studiedBy	Albert Heim NERFINISHED ⓘ Arnold Escher von der Linth ⓘ linked to: Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria	criterion (viii) ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2008 ⓘ
usedFor	field training for structural geology ⓘ geological education ⓘ
visibleAt	Lochsite near Glarus ⓘ Piz Dolf ⓘ Piz Segnas ⓘ Segnes Pass ⓘ Tschingelhörner ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glarus → contains → Glarus thrust (geological feature) ⓘ

Glarus Alps → contains → Glarus thrust ⓘ

linked to: Glarus thrust (geological feature)

Tectonic Arena Sardona → notableFeature → Glarus thrust ⓘ