Colorado Yule marble
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Colorado Yule marble is a high-quality, pure white marble from Colorado renowned for its use in major U.S. monuments and buildings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yule Marble | 3 |
| Colorado Yule marble canonical | 2 |
| Leadville Limestone (metamorphosed) | 1 |
| Yule Marble Quarry | 1 |
| Yule marble | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35816 — 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: Colorado Yule marble Context triple: [Lincoln Memorial, material, Colorado Yule marble]
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A.
Aquia Creek sandstone
Aquia Creek sandstone is a historically significant building stone quarried in Virginia, widely known for its use in early U.S. federal architecture including the White House and the Capitol.
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B.
Rosendale cement
Rosendale cement is a natural hydraulic cement historically prized in the 19th century United States for its durability and use in major infrastructure projects.
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C.
Heavenly Mountain Resort
Heavenly Mountain Resort is a major ski and snowboard destination in the Sierra Nevada known for its expansive terrain, vibrant après-ski scene, and panoramic views of Lake Tahoe.
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D.
Donner Pass
Donner Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its challenging terrain, transcontinental railroad route, and the ill-fated Donner Party.
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E.
Lake Tear of the Clouds
Lake Tear of the Clouds is a small mountain tarn on the slopes of New York’s Mount Marcy, historically recognized as the highest-elevation source of the Hudson River.
- 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: Colorado Yule marble Target entity description: Colorado Yule marble is a high-quality, pure white marble from Colorado renowned for its use in major U.S. monuments and buildings.
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A.
Aquia Creek sandstone
Aquia Creek sandstone is a historically significant building stone quarried in Virginia, widely known for its use in early U.S. federal architecture including the White House and the Capitol.
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B.
Rosendale cement
Rosendale cement is a natural hydraulic cement historically prized in the 19th century United States for its durability and use in major infrastructure projects.
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C.
Heavenly Mountain Resort
Heavenly Mountain Resort is a major ski and snowboard destination in the Sierra Nevada known for its expansive terrain, vibrant après-ski scene, and panoramic views of Lake Tahoe.
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D.
Donner Pass
Donner Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its challenging terrain, transcontinental railroad route, and the ill-fated Donner Party.
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E.
Lake Tear of the Clouds
Lake Tear of the Clouds is a small mountain tarn on the slopes of New York’s Mount Marcy, historically recognized as the highest-elevation source of the Hudson River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marble
ⓘ
metamorphic rock ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Marble, Colorado ⓘ |
| color |
pure white
ⓘ
white with light veining ⓘ |
| commercialExploitationBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| composition | calcite ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| discoveredIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| exportedTo | other U.S. states ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation |
Leadville Limestone (metamorphosed)
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado Yule marble
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| grain | fine-grained ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colorado ⓘ |
| materialType | dimension stone ⓘ |
| minedBy | various quarry companies over time ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Yule Creek
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linked to:
Yule Creek Valley
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| notableProperty |
low impurity content
ⓘ
nearly pure calcite marble ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Colorado State Capitol building interiors
ⓘ
Lincoln Memorial ⓘ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ Washington D.C. monuments ⓘ |
| property |
good weather resistance
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high compressive strength ⓘ takes high polish ⓘ |
| purity | high calcite content ⓘ |
| quality | high-quality building stone ⓘ |
| quarriedAt | Yule Creek Valley ⓘ |
| quarriedIn | Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ |
| quarriedNear | Marble, Colorado ⓘ |
| quarryName |
Yule Marble Quarry
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linked to:
Colorado Yule marble
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| region | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| renownedFor |
uniform white color
ⓘ
use in major U.S. monuments ⓘ workability for carving ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| texture | uniform ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architectural cladding
ⓘ
columns ⓘ facades ⓘ flooring ⓘ interior decoration ⓘ monuments ⓘ public buildings ⓘ sculpture ⓘ statuary ⓘ |
| usedIn |
early 20th-century American neoclassical architecture
ⓘ
memorial architecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colorado Yule marble Description of subject: Colorado Yule marble is a high-quality, pure white marble from Colorado renowned for its use in major U.S. monuments and buildings.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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