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 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]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.