South West Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India i
Regional Level Types
South West Khasi Hills District District
Meghalaya State
India Country

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Clausthalite	2.CD.10	PbSe
ⓘ	Penroseite	2.EB.05a	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Penroseite var. Cobalt-bearing Penroseite	2.EB.05a	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
ⓘ	Ferroselite	2.EB.10a	FeSe₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Uraninite var. Pitchblende	4.DL.05	UO₂
ⓘ		4.DL.05	UO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Coffinite	9.AD.30	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende	UO₂
O	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ferroselite	FeSe₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
Co	ⓘ Penroseite var. Cobalt-bearing Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
Ni	ⓘ Penroseite var. Cobalt-bearing Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
Cu	ⓘ Penroseite var. Cobalt-bearing Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Se	Selenium
Se	ⓘ Clausthalite	PbSe
Se	ⓘ Ferroselite	FeSe₂
Se	ⓘ Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
Se	ⓘ Penroseite var. Cobalt-bearing Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Clausthalite	PbSe
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
U	ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende	UO₂
U	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Khasi - Mahadek	2	72.1 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Dinosauria order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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India

Meghalaya
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Dirang 1
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Dirang 2

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_Khasi_Hills_district
Wikidata ID:	Q15923741
GeoNames ID:	11875539

Localities in this Region

India

Meghalaya
- South West Khasi Hills District
  - Domiasiat (Mawthabah)
  - Wahkyn South

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Asia

Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges

Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

Bengal Delta Sub-basin - Bengal basinBasin
Shillong PlateauShield

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