inselberg
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- Etymology
- Inselberg
- Monadnock
- Definition
- Geology
- Geological and geographical patterns
- Location
- Origin and development
- Ecology
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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An inselberg or monadnock ( ) is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. If the inselberg is dome-shaped and formed from granite or gneiss, it can also be called a bornhardt, though not all bornhardts are inselbergs. An inselberg results when a body of rock resistant to erosion, such as granite, occurring within a body of softer rocks, is exposed by differential erosion and lowering of the surrounding landscape.