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inselberg
A prominent isolated residual knob, hill, or small mountain rising abruptly from an extensive erosion surface in a hot, dry region (as in the deserts of southern Africa or Arabia), generally bare and rocky, although partly buried by the debris derived from its slopes. Etymol: German Inselberg, island mountain. Compare: monadnock
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Minería
- Categoría: Minería general; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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