Triple

T22793657
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stormberg E564181 entity
Predicate geologyPeriod P1327 FINISHED
Object Karoo Supergroup
The Karoo Supergroup is a vast, fossil-rich sedimentary rock sequence in southern Africa that records geological and biological history from the late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic eras.
E1555166 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: Karoo Supergroup | Statement: [Stormberg, geologyPeriod, Karoo Supergroup]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karoo Supergroup
Context triple: [Stormberg, geologyPeriod, Karoo Supergroup]
  • A. Transvaal Supergroup
    The Transvaal Supergroup is a thick, ancient sequence of sedimentary and volcanic rocks in South Africa that records early Earth environments, including some of the world’s oldest well-preserved carbonate and banded iron formations.
  • B. Cape Supergroup
    The Cape Supergroup is a thick sequence of sedimentary rock formations in South Africa, best known for forming the dramatic sandstone mountains and cliffs of the Western and Southern Cape.
  • C. Witwatersrand Supergroup
    The Witwatersrand Supergroup is a thick sequence of ancient sedimentary rocks in South Africa renowned for hosting some of the world’s largest gold deposits.
  • D. Ventersdorp Supergroup
    The Ventersdorp Supergroup is a thick sequence of Archean volcanic and sedimentary rocks in South Africa that records major early crustal and volcanic events on the Kaapvaal Craton.
  • E. Espinhaço Supergroup
    The Espinhaço Supergroup is a major Precambrian sedimentary and volcanic rock sequence in eastern Brazil that forms the core of the Serra do Espinhaço mountain range.
  • 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: Karoo Supergroup
Triple: [Stormberg, geologyPeriod, Karoo Supergroup]
Generated description
The Karoo Supergroup is a vast, fossil-rich sedimentary rock sequence in southern Africa that records geological and biological history from the late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic eras.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karoo Supergroup
Target entity description: The Karoo Supergroup is a vast, fossil-rich sedimentary rock sequence in southern Africa that records geological and biological history from the late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic eras.
  • A. Transvaal Supergroup
    The Transvaal Supergroup is a thick, ancient sequence of sedimentary and volcanic rocks in South Africa that records early Earth environments, including some of the world’s oldest well-preserved carbonate and banded iron formations.
  • B. Cape Supergroup
    The Cape Supergroup is a thick sequence of sedimentary rock formations in South Africa, best known for forming the dramatic sandstone mountains and cliffs of the Western and Southern Cape.
  • C. Witwatersrand Supergroup
    The Witwatersrand Supergroup is a thick sequence of ancient sedimentary rocks in South Africa renowned for hosting some of the world’s largest gold deposits.
  • D. Ventersdorp Supergroup
    The Ventersdorp Supergroup is a thick sequence of Archean volcanic and sedimentary rocks in South Africa that records major early crustal and volcanic events on the Kaapvaal Craton.
  • E. Espinhaço Supergroup
    The Espinhaço Supergroup is a major Precambrian sedimentary and volcanic rock sequence in eastern Brazil that forms the core of the Serra do Espinhaço mountain range.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69e2458185f88190b0045227ee420411 completed April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f17cd751f081909c7907c96c9906ea completed April 29, 2026, 3:36 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b9e9214ec8190a67d9d97c74d5064 completed May 18, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0ba09cd4d48190b00db42dc43db779 completed May 18, 2026, 11:28 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0ba13332588190a73ab3a52825a1fe completed May 18, 2026, 11:30 p.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:30 p.m.