monolith
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mon·o·lith
(mŏn'ə-lĭth') 
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- A large block of stone, especially one used in architecture or sculpture.
- Something, such as a column or monument, made from one large block of stone.
- Something suggestive of a large block of stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity.
[French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, consisting of a single stone : mono-, mono- + lithos, stone.]
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An architectural member (as an obelisk, the shaft of a column, etc.) consisting of a single stone.
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IN BRIEF: A large block of stone, statue or monument carved from a single, large stone.
Mount Rushmore is an amazing monolith carved on the face of a granite mountain.
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- Materials, Formations, and Substances - monolith: single large block of stone
- Practice, Techniques, Artifacts, and Tools - monolith: monument such as obelisk constructed of a single, huge stone block, typical of Neolithic period
- Individuals and Objects - monolith: single great stone, obelisk, or column, often built as symbolic religious monument
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Monolith
For other uses, see Monolith (disambiguation).
A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument. Erosion usually exposes the geological formations, which are most often made of very hard and solid metamorphic or igneous rock.
The word derives from the Latin word monolithus from the Greek word μονόλιθος (monolithos), derived from μόνος ("one" or "single") and λίθος ("stone").
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Geological monoliths
Large, well-known monoliths include:
Africa
- Lalibela, Ethiopia
- Ben Amera, Mauritania
- Brandberg Mountain, Namibia
- Aso Rock, Nigeria
- Zuma Rock, Nigeria
- Oruku, near Ososo
Antarctica
Asia
- Savandurga, India
- Bellary, India
- Madhugiri Betta, India
- Sangla Hill, Pakistan
- Eagle Mount, Iran
- Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Australia
- Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory, Australia
- Pine Mountain, Victoria, Australia
- Bald Rock, near Tenterfield, New South Wales
- Mount Coolum, Queensland
- Mount Wudinna, near Wudinna, South Australia
- Kokerbin Rock, Western Australia
- Mount Chudalup, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, near Northcliffe, Western Australia
Europe
- Kalamos, Anafi, Greece
- Frau Holle Stone, near Fulda, Germany
- Humber Stone, Humberstone, near Leicester, England
- King Arthur's Stone, Cornwall, England
- Logan Rock, Trereen, Cornwall, England
- Odin Stone (Stenhouse, Orkney; destroyed in 1814)
- Peñon de Ifach Calpe, Valencian Community, Spain
- Rock of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
- Rock of Monaco, Monaco-Ville, Monaco
- Katskhi pillar, Georgia
North America
United States
- Beacon Rock, Columbia River Gorge, Washington
- Bottleneck Peak and Moon, Sids Mountain, Utah
- Chimney Rock, Bayard, Nebraska
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks, Bridgeport, Nebraska
- Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
- El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
- Enchanted Rock, Llano County, Texas
- Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
- Face Rock, Bandon, Coos County, Oregon
- Haystack Rock, Clatsop County, Oregon
- Looking Glass Rock, Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska
- Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain, Georgia
- Castle Rock, Pineville, West Virginia
- Tooth of Time, Cimarron, New Mexico
Canada
- Stawamus Chief, Squamish, British Columbia
- Satsalla Peak, British Columbia
Mexico
- Cerro del Bernal, Tamaulipas; in Spanish http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_del_Bernal
- La Peña de Bernal, Queretaro; claimed to be the world's third largest monolith.[1][2][3][4]
South America
- Pedra da Gávea, Brazil the world's largest monolith on the coastline
- Pão de Açúcar, Brazil
- Torres del Paine, Chile
- El Penol, Colombia
Monumental monoliths
See also: List of ancient architectural records, List of ancient monoliths, and List of largest monoliths in the world
A structure which has been excavated as a unit from a surrounding matrix or outcropping of rock.[5]
- Stone of the Pregnant Woman, Baalbek
- Aztec calendar stone "Stone of the Sun"
- Coyolxauhqui Stone another aztec monolith
- Great Sphinx of Giza "The Egyptian Sphinx"
- Stonehenge contains several
- Ellora Caves - UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Gomateswara or Lord Bahubali at Sravanabelagola, Karnataka
- Runestones
- Stone circle
- Standing stones
- Stelae
- Obelisks - see this article for a list
- Ogham Stone, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
- Adam and Eve Stones, Avebury, Wiltshire, England
- Manzanar National Historic Landmark, USA
- Vijayanagara Empire#Architecture medieval South Indian carved examples
- The Church of Saint George is a famous monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia
Extraterrestrial Monoliths
See also
- Bornhardt
- Butte
- List of inselbergs
- Megalith
- Monadnock (or inselberg)
- Monolithic architecture
- Phobos monolith
- The Monoliths in 2001: A Space Odyssey
Notes
- ^ López Domínguez, Leonor (May 2001). "Villa de Bernal and its Magic Mountain". México Desconocido #291. http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/contenidos/home.html?p=nota&idNota=8897.
- ^ "Peña de Bernal - Bernal - Queretaro" (in spanish). http://www.de-paseo.com/Bernal/Bernal.htm. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ Cava Northrop, Laura; Dwight L. Curtis, Inc. Let'S Go, Natalie Sherman, Raul Carrillo (2007). Let's Go Mexico: On a Budget. Macmillan. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-312-37452-5.
- ^ Escobar Ledesma, Agustín (1999). Recetario del semidesierto de Querétaro: Acoyos, rejalgares y tantarrias. Conaculta. p. 75. ISBN 978-970-18-3910-2.
- ^ "Glossary". http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/glossary1.html#monolith.
External links
- Regarding Uluru/Ayers Rock and earlier representations of it as the largest monolith: GA.gov.au, ABC.net.au, Wayoutback.com.au
- 10 Largest Monoliths in the World, touropia
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Monolith
Dansk (Danish)
n. - monolit, bautasten
Français (French)
n. - monolithe
Deutsch (German)
n. - Monolith
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μονόλιθος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - monólito (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - monolito
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - monolit
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
巨型独石, 庞然大物, 整块石料
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 巨型獨石, 龐然大物, 整塊石料
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - モノリス, 中空礎石, 一枚岩的なもの, 一枚岩
العربيه (Arabic)
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עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גוש אבן, בייחוד שעוצב כעמוד או כמצבה, אדם או דבר יציב, כבד וחדגוני, מונולית
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