Triple
T22134497
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willcox Basin |
E546990
|
entity |
| Predicate | geologicalSetting |
P944
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Basin and Range extensional tectonic regime |
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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: Basin and Range extensional tectonic regime | Statement: [Willcox Basin, geologicalSetting, Basin and Range extensional tectonic regime]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basin and Range extensional tectonic regime Context triple: [Willcox Basin, geologicalSetting, Basin and Range extensional tectonic regime]
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A.
Basin and Range–Salton Trough transition zone
The Basin and Range–Salton Trough transition zone is a tectonically active region in southern California where the extensional Basin and Range Province meets the pull-apart Salton Trough along the plate boundary between the Pacific and North American plates.
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B.
Basin and Range–Colorado Plateau transition
The Basin and Range–Colorado Plateau transition is a geologic boundary zone in the southwestern United States where the highly extended Basin and Range Province meets the relatively stable, uplifted Colorado Plateau, producing complex faulting, volcanism, and varied topography.
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C.
Wyoming Basin and Range transition
The Wyoming Basin and Range transition is a geologic province in western Wyoming marking the structural and topographic boundary between the high, rugged ranges of the Rocky Mountains and the more subdued basins and ranges to the west and south.
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D.
Continental Borderland basins
Continental Borderland basins are a series of deep, fault-controlled submarine depressions off the coast of Southern California that record complex tectonic and sedimentary processes along the Pacific–North America plate boundary.
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E.
Pacific coastal plain from interior desert basins
The Pacific coastal plain from interior desert basins is a low-lying, ocean-adjacent region along the Baja California Peninsula characterized by relatively flat terrain and a more moderate, maritime-influenced climate compared with the arid interior deserts.
- 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: Basin and Range extensional tectonic regime Target entity description: The Basin and Range extensional tectonic regime is a broad region of the western United States characterized by crustal stretching that produces alternating mountain ranges and sediment-filled basins.
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A.
Basin and Range–Salton Trough transition zone
The Basin and Range–Salton Trough transition zone is a tectonically active region in southern California where the extensional Basin and Range Province meets the pull-apart Salton Trough along the plate boundary between the Pacific and North American plates.
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B.
Basin and Range–Colorado Plateau transition
The Basin and Range–Colorado Plateau transition is a geologic boundary zone in the southwestern United States where the highly extended Basin and Range Province meets the relatively stable, uplifted Colorado Plateau, producing complex faulting, volcanism, and varied topography.
-
C.
Wyoming Basin and Range transition
The Wyoming Basin and Range transition is a geologic province in western Wyoming marking the structural and topographic boundary between the high, rugged ranges of the Rocky Mountains and the more subdued basins and ranges to the west and south.
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D.
Continental Borderland basins
Continental Borderland basins are a series of deep, fault-controlled submarine depressions off the coast of Southern California that record complex tectonic and sedimentary processes along the Pacific–North America plate boundary.
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E.
Pacific coastal plain from interior desert basins
The Pacific coastal plain from interior desert basins is a low-lying, ocean-adjacent region along the Baja California Peninsula characterized by relatively flat terrain and a more moderate, maritime-influenced climate compared with the arid interior deserts.
- 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_69e11e39bf348190b541bfa16a7b71e0 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f129b8f4248190b6342c8d00942c25 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:32 p.m.