Formed by process links a formation to the natural force that carved or built it. Wikipedia records that "the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted," a combination of river cutting and uplift that produced the Grand Canyon. This dimension groups formations shaped by the same kind of natural process.
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Formation OriginAn isolated rock hill exposed by differential erosion of surrounding softer rock. 1 Formed By (Process)
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1. Wikipedia: Inselberg
WikipediaInselberg, formation sectionQuote, Inselberg, formation section
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.
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