Triple
T4145558
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Avalonia microcontinent |
E89372
|
entity |
| Predicate | tectonicSettingDuringRift |
P17577
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
passive margin of Gondwana
The passive margin of Gondwana was the long, tectonically quiet continental edge of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, where thick sedimentary sequences accumulated and from which various microcontinents, such as Avalonia, later rifted away.
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E415303
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: passive margin of Gondwana | Statement: [Avalonia microcontinent, tectonicSettingDuringRift, passive margin of Gondwana]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: passive margin of Gondwana Context triple: [Avalonia microcontinent, tectonicSettingDuringRift, passive margin of Gondwana]
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A.
Atlantic passive margin
The Atlantic passive margin is a tectonically quiet continental edge along the Atlantic Ocean characterized by broad continental shelves, thick sedimentary deposits, and a lack of major active plate boundaries or significant seismic and volcanic activity.
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B.
breakup of Gondwana
The breakup of Gondwana was a major tectonic event during the Mesozoic era in which the ancient southern supercontinent fragmented into the continents and oceanic plates of the Southern Hemisphere, reshaping global geography and climate.
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C.
Eurasian continental margin
The Eurasian continental margin is the submerged edge of the Eurasian tectonic plate, extending from its coastal shelves into the deep Arctic and Atlantic oceans and encompassing features such as the Chukchi Plateau.
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D.
West Antarctic Rift System
The West Antarctic Rift System is a major tectonic rift zone underlying much of West Antarctica, characterized by crustal extension, volcanism, and significant influence on the region’s topography and ice sheet dynamics.
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E.
Gondwana
Gondwana was a vast ancient supercontinent in the Southern Hemisphere that included present-day South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Arabian Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: passive margin of Gondwana Triple: [Avalonia microcontinent, tectonicSettingDuringRift, passive margin of Gondwana]
Generated description
The passive margin of Gondwana was the long, tectonically quiet continental edge of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, where thick sedimentary sequences accumulated and from which various microcontinents, such as Avalonia, later rifted away.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: passive margin of Gondwana Target entity description: The passive margin of Gondwana was the long, tectonically quiet continental edge of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, where thick sedimentary sequences accumulated and from which various microcontinents, such as Avalonia, later rifted away.
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A.
Atlantic passive margin
The Atlantic passive margin is a tectonically quiet continental edge along the Atlantic Ocean characterized by broad continental shelves, thick sedimentary deposits, and a lack of major active plate boundaries or significant seismic and volcanic activity.
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B.
breakup of Gondwana
The breakup of Gondwana was a major tectonic event during the Mesozoic era in which the ancient southern supercontinent fragmented into the continents and oceanic plates of the Southern Hemisphere, reshaping global geography and climate.
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C.
Eurasian continental margin
The Eurasian continental margin is the submerged edge of the Eurasian tectonic plate, extending from its coastal shelves into the deep Arctic and Atlantic oceans and encompassing features such as the Chukchi Plateau.
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D.
West Antarctic Rift System
The West Antarctic Rift System is a major tectonic rift zone underlying much of West Antarctica, characterized by crustal extension, volcanism, and significant influence on the region’s topography and ice sheet dynamics.
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E.
Gondwana
Gondwana was a vast ancient supercontinent in the Southern Hemisphere that included present-day South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Arabian Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: tectonicSettingDuringRift Context triple: [Avalonia microcontinent, tectonicSettingDuringRift, passive margin of Gondwana]
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A.
hasTectonicSetting
chosen
Indicates the geological or tectonic environment in which an entity (such as a rock unit, region, or event) is situated or formed.
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B.
riftingInitiated
Indicates that the process of tectonic rifting has begun between previously contiguous crustal blocks or plates.
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C.
riftingWith
Indicates a process or state in which one entity is splitting apart, diverging, or creating a widening separation from another.
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D.
tectonicActivityCharacteristic
Indicates a characteristic or property that describes the nature, intensity, or pattern of tectonic activity associated with something.
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E.
hasTypeOfTectonicFeature
Indicates that one entity is characterized by or classified as a specific type of tectonic feature (such as a fault, plate boundary, or rift).
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69aed95785788190ae75bcf0cd1cafdf |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af033ef6648190adde17f943d89c78 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b576d2f1788190847d38a384abbe67 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b577ef7ed08190aca5f99d6abf1271 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b578538e908190a2c7d9d80ec5ec99 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69af018c101081909070da5b11e5eb3d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:43 p.m.