Triple
T19127461
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Saharan Metacraton |
E468221
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | North African Shield in a broad sense |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: North African Shield in a broad sense | Statement: [Saharan Metacraton, partOf, North African Shield in a broad sense]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North African Shield in a broad sense Context triple: [Saharan Metacraton, partOf, North African Shield in a broad sense]
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A.
Saharan Metacraton
The Saharan Metacraton is a large, ancient crustal block in North-Central Africa that was tectonically reworked during Neoproterozoic events and now underlies much of the Sahara Desert.
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B.
Mauritanide Belt
The Mauritanide Belt is a major Paleozoic-age mountain belt in West Africa formed by the collision of continental plates along the western margin of the West African Craton.
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C.
Arabian Shield
The Arabian Shield is an ancient Precambrian crystalline rock complex forming the geological core of western Arabia, characterized by rugged mountains and rich mineral resources.
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D.
Northwest Africa
Northwest Africa is a geographic region of the African continent that includes countries along its northwestern Atlantic coast, such as Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara, and parts of neighboring states.
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E.
West African Craton
The West African Craton is an ancient, stable block of continental crust in West Africa that forms a core part of the Precambrian geology of the African continent.
- 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: North African Shield in a broad sense Target entity description: The North African Shield in a broad sense is a vast Precambrian crystalline basement region underlying much of North Africa, composed of ancient cratonic and metacratonic blocks that form the geological core of the continent.
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A.
Saharan Metacraton
The Saharan Metacraton is a large, ancient crustal block in North-Central Africa that was tectonically reworked during Neoproterozoic events and now underlies much of the Sahara Desert.
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B.
Mauritanide Belt
The Mauritanide Belt is a major Paleozoic-age mountain belt in West Africa formed by the collision of continental plates along the western margin of the West African Craton.
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C.
Arabian Shield
The Arabian Shield is an ancient Precambrian crystalline rock complex forming the geological core of western Arabia, characterized by rugged mountains and rich mineral resources.
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D.
Northwest Africa
Northwest Africa is a geographic region of the African continent that includes countries along its northwestern Atlantic coast, such as Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara, and parts of neighboring states.
-
E.
West African Craton
The West African Craton is an ancient, stable block of continental crust in West Africa that forms a core part of the Precambrian geology of the African continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8dd0796a48190b34ce4cd9d3f3be5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5e3cd851081909d5665b362ae08de |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:29 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:05 p.m.