Gutenberg discontinuity
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The Gutenberg discontinuity is the seismic boundary within the Earth that marks the transition between the solid mantle and the liquid outer core.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gutenberg discontinuity canonical | 2 |
| Earth’s outer core | 1 |
| Lehmann discontinuity | 1 |
| Mohorovičić discontinuity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3668758 — 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: Gutenberg discontinuity Context triple: [Beno Gutenberg, notableWork, Gutenberg discontinuity]
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A.
Mantle
Mantle is a surname most famously associated with Mickey Mantle, the legendary American baseball player.
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B.
Romanche transform fault
The Romanche transform fault is a major east–west striking fracture zone and transform fault in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean that offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and hosts one of the deepest points in the Atlantic.
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C.
Earth lithosphere
The Earth lithosphere is the planet’s rigid outer shell, comprising the crust and uppermost mantle broken into tectonic plates that move and interact to shape Earth’s surface.
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D.
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
The Septentrional-Oriente fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the northern Caribbean region that accommodates tectonic motion between the North American and Caribbean plates and is a significant source of regional earthquakes.
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E.
Romanche Fracture Zone
The Romanche Fracture Zone is a major transform fault and deep-sea fracture zone in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean that offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and hosts one of the deepest points in the Atlantic basin.
- 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: Gutenberg discontinuity Target entity description: The Gutenberg discontinuity is the seismic boundary within the Earth that marks the transition between the solid mantle and the liquid outer core.
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A.
Mantle
Mantle is a surname most famously associated with Mickey Mantle, the legendary American baseball player.
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B.
Romanche transform fault
The Romanche transform fault is a major east–west striking fracture zone and transform fault in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean that offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and hosts one of the deepest points in the Atlantic.
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C.
Earth lithosphere
The Earth lithosphere is the planet’s rigid outer shell, comprising the crust and uppermost mantle broken into tectonic plates that move and interact to shape Earth’s surface.
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D.
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
The Septentrional-Oriente fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the northern Caribbean region that accommodates tectonic motion between the North American and Caribbean plates and is a significant source of regional earthquakes.
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E.
Romanche Fracture Zone
The Romanche Fracture Zone is a major transform fault and deep-sea fracture zone in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean that offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and hosts one of the deepest points in the Atlantic basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geophysical boundary
ⓘ
seismic discontinuity ⓘ |
| aboveLayer | lower mantle ⓘ |
| affects |
P-wave velocities
ⓘ
S-wave propagation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | global seismic wave shadow zones ⓘ |
| belowLayer | outer core ⓘ |
| causes | disappearance of S-waves in the outer core ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | sharp change in seismic wave velocities ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | seismology ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | liquid state of Earth's outer core ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
geophysics
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDepthRange | 2890 to 2910 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | measured by depth from Earth's surface ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalPropertyChange |
composition change
ⓘ
density increase ⓘ phase change from solid to liquid ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | analysis of seismic wave travel times ⓘ |
| isBoundaryBetween | mantle and core ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Lehmann discontinuity
ⓘ
linked to:
Gutenberg discontinuity
Mohorovičić discontinuity ⓘ
linked to:
Gutenberg discontinuity
|
| isPartOf | core–mantle system ⓘ |
| locatedAtDepth | approximately 2900 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Earth's interior ⓘ |
| marksTransitionBetween |
liquid outer core
ⓘ
solid mantle ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Beno Gutenberg ⓘ |
| partOf | Earth's internal structure ⓘ |
| separates |
Earth's mantle
ⓘ
Earth's outer core ⓘ |
| typeOf | core–mantle boundary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gutenberg discontinuity Description of subject: The Gutenberg discontinuity is the seismic boundary within the Earth that marks the transition between the solid mantle and the liquid outer core.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gutenberg discontinuity
linked to: Gutenberg discontinuity
linked to: Gutenberg discontinuity