Triple
T21355571
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elkhorn Creek |
E526612
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedIn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
southern Appalachian coalfields
The southern Appalachian coalfields are a historically significant coal-mining region in the Appalachian Mountains, known for its extensive bituminous coal deposits and central role in the development of the U.S. coal industry.
|
E1303835
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: southern Appalachian coalfields | Statement: [Elkhorn Creek, locatedIn, southern Appalachian coalfields]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: southern Appalachian coalfields Context triple: [Elkhorn Creek, locatedIn, southern Appalachian coalfields]
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A.
Appalachian coalfield
The Appalachian coalfield is a major coal-producing region in the eastern United States, spanning parts of several states and historically central to the nation’s coal mining industry and associated communities.
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B.
Central Appalachian coalfield
The Central Appalachian coalfield is a major coal-producing region in the Appalachian Mountains, historically central to the coal mining industry and the economies of several eastern U.S. states.
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C.
Eastern Kentucky Coalfield
The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield is a historically significant coal-mining region in Appalachian Kentucky known for its rugged terrain, coal-dependent communities, and central role in the area's economic and cultural development.
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D.
Harlan coalfield
Harlan coalfield is a major coal-producing region in southeastern Kentucky historically known for its extensive mining operations and labor struggles.
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E.
Boone County coalfields
Boone County coalfields are a major coal-mining region in southern West Virginia known for extensive underground and surface mining operations.
- 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: southern Appalachian coalfields Triple: [Elkhorn Creek, locatedIn, southern Appalachian coalfields]
Generated description
The southern Appalachian coalfields are a historically significant coal-mining region in the Appalachian Mountains, known for its extensive bituminous coal deposits and central role in the development of the U.S. coal industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: southern Appalachian coalfields Target entity description: The southern Appalachian coalfields are a historically significant coal-mining region in the Appalachian Mountains, known for its extensive bituminous coal deposits and central role in the development of the U.S. coal industry.
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A.
Appalachian coalfield
The Appalachian coalfield is a major coal-producing region in the eastern United States, spanning parts of several states and historically central to the nation’s coal mining industry and associated communities.
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B.
Central Appalachian coalfield
chosen
The Central Appalachian coalfield is a major coal-producing region in the Appalachian Mountains, historically central to the coal mining industry and the economies of several eastern U.S. states.
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C.
Eastern Kentucky Coalfield
The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield is a historically significant coal-mining region in Appalachian Kentucky known for its rugged terrain, coal-dependent communities, and central role in the area's economic and cultural development.
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D.
Harlan coalfield
Harlan coalfield is a major coal-producing region in southeastern Kentucky historically known for its extensive mining operations and labor struggles.
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E.
Boone County coalfields
Boone County coalfields are a major coal-mining region in southern West Virginia known for extensive underground and surface mining operations.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 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_69e0b51cd5cc81909ac1187971e8a8ad |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e8af9cd4a48190aa6e72c019b60f8c |
completed | April 22, 2026, 11:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09ad6361b881908db56803d3109bf4 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09adf244d481908bb02f99844f1cd0 |
completed | May 17, 2026, noon |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09ae91d9cc8190a677124f1a0e1e4e |
completed | May 17, 2026, 12:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 5:06 p.m.