Yoredale Series
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The Yoredale Series is a sequence of alternating limestone, shale, and sandstone rock layers of Carboniferous age characteristic of parts of northern England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoredale Series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5391676 — 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: Yoredale Series Context triple: [Whernside (historical West Riding area), hasGeology, Yoredale Series]
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A.
The Salopian
The Salopian is the official magazine of Shrewsbury School, featuring news, articles, and updates about the school community and its alumni.
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B.
Leatherhead
Leatherhead is a historic market town in the county of Surrey in South East England, situated on the River Mole and serving as a local commercial and commuter hub.
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C.
The Heart of Britain
The Heart of Britain is the well-known slogan used by the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror to emphasize its connection with everyday British people and national life.
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D.
Hills of Dundee
Hills of Dundee are the prominent natural elevations in and around the city of Dundee, Scotland, that shape its landscape and offer notable viewpoints over the surrounding area.
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E.
Harold’s Stones
Harold’s Stones is a prehistoric standing stone alignment near Trellech in Monmouthshire, Wales, thought to date from the Bronze Age and associated with local legend.
- 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: Yoredale Series Target entity description: The Yoredale Series is a sequence of alternating limestone, shale, and sandstone rock layers of Carboniferous age characteristic of parts of northern England.
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A.
The Salopian
The Salopian is the official magazine of Shrewsbury School, featuring news, articles, and updates about the school community and its alumni.
-
B.
Leatherhead
Leatherhead is a historic market town in the county of Surrey in South East England, situated on the River Mole and serving as a local commercial and commuter hub.
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C.
The Heart of Britain
The Heart of Britain is the well-known slogan used by the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror to emphasize its connection with everyday British people and national life.
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D.
Hills of Dundee
Hills of Dundee are the prominent natural elevations in and around the city of Dundee, Scotland, that shape its landscape and offer notable viewpoints over the surrounding area.
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E.
Harold’s Stones
Harold’s Stones is a prehistoric standing stone alignment near Trellech in Monmouthshire, Wales, thought to date from the Bronze Age and associated with local legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lithostratigraphic unit
ⓘ
rock succession ⓘ |
| contains |
cyclothems
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interbedded marine and non-marine strata ⓘ limestone beds known as Yoredale limestones ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
building stone
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration marker ⓘ limestone resources ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Carboniferous
ⓘ
linked to:
Carboniferous period
|
| geologicPeriod |
Mississippian–Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous)
ⓘ
linked to:
Carboniferous period
|
| lithology |
limestone
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Wensleydale (Yoredale)
ⓘ
linked to:
Wensleydale
|
| notableExposure | Yorkshire Dales ⓘ |
| overlies | Carboniferous limestones ⓘ |
| partOf | Carboniferous succession of northern England ⓘ |
| region |
northern England
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern England
|
| stratigraphicCharacteristic | alternating limestone, shale, and sandstone beds ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPattern | repeated upward-coarsening sequences ⓘ |
| typicalFossils |
brachiopods
ⓘ
corals ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| underlies | Millstone Grit Group ⓘ |
| usedIn | British stratigraphy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yoredale Series Description of subject: The Yoredale Series is a sequence of alternating limestone, shale, and sandstone rock layers of Carboniferous age characteristic of parts of northern England.
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