{"id":375424,"date":"2026-11-11T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=375424"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:10:21","slug":"mawmluh-cave-and-depositional-features-of-limestone-caves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mawmluh-cave-and-depositional-features-of-limestone-caves\/","title":{"rendered":"Mawmluh Cave and Depositional Features of Limestone Caves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Meghalaya\u2019s limestone caves, including Mawmluh Cave, face threats from climate change and unregulated mining.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Mawmluh Cave<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375440\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-375440 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mawmluh Cave\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?w=1305&amp;ssl=1 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Mongabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Mawmluh Cave <\/strong>is located near<strong> Mawmluh village, about 3 km from Sohra (formerly Cherrapunji), in Meghalaya\u2019s East Khasi Hills district.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also known as <strong>Krem Mawmluh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> In the <strong>Khasi language, Krem means cave<\/strong>, while <strong>Mawmluh refers to the name of the nearby village.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> It is the <strong>fourth-longest cave<\/strong> in the Indian subcontinent, with <strong>more than 7.2 km <\/strong>of mapped passages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Exploration:<\/strong> British officer <strong>Lieutenant Yule first <\/strong>explored the cave in <strong>1844.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Geological Significance:<\/strong> A <strong>stalagmite found inside the cave helped define the Meghalayan Age<\/strong>, the latest age of the <strong>Holocene Epoch, which began around 4,200 years ago.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Its stalagmites <strong>preserve records of past rainfall, droughts and changes in the Indian summer monsoon.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recognition:<\/strong> In <strong>2022, <\/strong>it was recognised among the <strong>First 100 Geological Heritage Sites <\/strong>by the<strong> International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">Depositional Features of Limestone Caves<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375438\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-375438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-ResearchGate-1.jpg?resize=446%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Depositional Features of Limestone Caves\" width=\"446\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-ResearchGate-1.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-ResearchGate-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C616&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-ResearchGate-1.jpg?resize=768%2C462&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-ResearchGate-1.jpg?w=1211&amp;ssl=1 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ResearchGate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Limestone caves<\/strong> contain different mineral formations created by the <strong>deposition of calcium carbonate from water over time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Depositional Features\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stalactites:<\/strong> These are <strong>icicle-shaped mineral deposits<\/strong> that <strong>hang from cave ceilings<\/strong> due to the <strong>repeated deposition of calcium carbonate from dripping water.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stalagmites:<\/strong> These are <strong>mound-like deposits<\/strong> that <strong>grow upward from cave floors when mineral-rich water drops fall from above.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Columns or Pillars:<\/strong> These form <strong>when stalactites and stalagmites grow towards each other and eventually join.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Soda Straws:<\/strong> These are <strong>thin, hollow mineral tubes formed by dripping water.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flowstones:<\/strong> These are <strong>sheet-like calcite deposits<\/strong> formed by flowing water <strong>along cave walls or floors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Helictites:<\/strong> These are unusual mineral formations that <strong>grow in twisted, curved or branching shapes<\/strong> instead of growing straight downward under gravity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Meghalaya\u2019s limestone caves, including Mawmluh Cave, face threats from climate change and unregulated mining. About Mawmluh Cave The Mawmluh Cave is located near Mawmluh village, about 3 km from Sohra (formerly Cherrapunji), in Meghalaya\u2019s East Khasi Hills district. It is also known as Krem Mawmluh. Meaning: In the Khasi language, Krem means cave, while&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mawmluh-cave-and-depositional-features-of-limestone-caves\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mawmluh Cave and Depositional Features of Limestone Caves<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11209,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-375424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375424\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}