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Sidhi District, Madhya Pradesh, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Sidhi DistrictDistrict
Madhya PradeshState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Singrauli185,580 (2014)
Sidhi54,242 (2015)
Chorhat14,101 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
218848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218848:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, Inde
German:
Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, Indien
Hindi:
सीधी जिला, मध्य प्रदेश, भारत
Italian:
distretto di Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Russian:
Сидхи, Мадхья-Прадеш, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
西第縣, 中央邦, 印度
Spanish:
Distrito de Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Arabic:
منطقة سيدهي, ماديا براديش, الهند
Asturian:
Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Bengali:
সিদ্ধি জেলা, মধ্যপ্রদেশ, ভারত
Cebuano:
Sidhi , Madhya Pradesh, Indya
Dutch:
Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, Indië
Gujarati:
સીધી જિલ્લો, મધ્ય પ્રદેશ, ભારત
Japanese:
スィーディー県, マディヤ・プラデーシュ, インド
Maithili:
सीधी जिला, मध्य प्रदेश, भारत
Malayalam:
സിദ്ദി ജില്ല, മധ്യപ്രദേശ്‌, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
सिधी जिल्हा, मध्य प्रदेश, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
सीधी जिल्ला, मध्य प्रदेश, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
सीधी जिल्ला, मध्य प्रदेश, भारत
Norwegian:
Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Odia:
ସିଧୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦେଶ, ଭାରତ
Sanskrit:
सीधीमण्डलम्, मध्यप्रदेशराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Sidhi , Madhya Pradesh, Indien
Tamil:
சித்தி மாவட்டம், மத்தியப் பிரதேசம், இந்தியா
Telugu:
సిద్ది, మధ్య ప్రదేశ్, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
سیدھی ضلع, مدھیہ پردیش, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, Ấn Độ


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Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Large deposits of sillimanite occur in the Sidhi district.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O

Fossils

There are 78 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences78
Youngest Fossil Listed252 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Gondwana - Raniganj1259.9 - 252.17 Ma (Permian)
Pali73268.8 - 252.17 Ma (Permian)
Talchir4298.9 - 290.1 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Rhinesuchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Rhinesuchidae : Rhinesuchus259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Cordaites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Glossopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rigbyaceae : Glossopteris268.8 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Lepidopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Lepidopteris268.8 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Nidia
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Nidia268.8 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Pteruchus
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Pteruchus268.8 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Nidistrobus
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Nidistrobus268.8 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Dicroidium
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Dicroidium268.8 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Vertebraria
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Arberiopsida : Arberiales : Vertebraria268.8 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Schizoneura
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Schizoneura268.8 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidhi_district
Wikidata ID:Q2449793
GeoNames ID:1256370

Localities in this Region

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