Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India
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Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya, India is a significant limestone cave system internationally known as the reference site where the Meghalayan Age of the geologic time scale was formally defined.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cave
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karst cave ⓘ limestone cave ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
karst terrain
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limestone ⓘ |
| GSSPAgeInYearsBeforePresent | 4200 ⓘ |
| GSSPApprovalYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| GSSPApprovedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
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International Union of Geological Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GSSPDefinedBy |
oxygen isotope shift in stalagmite
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speleothem record ⓘ |
| GSSPEventRepresented | 4.2 kiloyear climatic event ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical to monsoonal ⓘ |
| hasGlobalSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | scientifically important site ⓘ |
| hasRockType | limestone ⓘ |
| hasScientificDiscipline |
Quaternary geology
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paleoclimatology ⓘ speleology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| hasSpeleothems |
flowstones
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stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ |
| isGSSPFor |
Meghalayan Age
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Upper Holocene stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
definition of Meghalayan Age
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high-resolution monsoon record ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Khasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Khasi Hills district
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Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mawmluh village
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Sohra (Cherrapunji) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksBoundaryBetween |
Middle Holocene
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Upper Holocene (Meghalayan) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mawmluh village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Shillong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Meghalaya Plateau karst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit | Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
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geoheritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geochronology studies
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paleoclimate research ⓘ speleological exploration ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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