Tea table

Tea table

Geologically speaking, a tea table is a rock formation that is a remnant of newer strata that have eroded away. A tea table is a type of rock column comprising discrete layers, usually of sedimentary rock, with the top layers being wider than the base due to greater resistance to erosion and weathering. Sometimes these occur just beyond bluffs or cliffs at the end of a ridge; sometimes they are the only rock formation remnant on top of a ridge or even in fairly level ground.

Tea Tables are one of southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest's claims to fame.

ee also

*Jug Rock
*Hoodoo (geology)


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  • Tea table — Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tea-table — [tē′tā΄bəl] adj. like that of people at a tea [tea table talk] * * * …   Universalium

  • tea-table — [tē′tā΄bəl] adj. like that of people at a tea [tea table talk] …   English World dictionary

  • tea table — tea table, adj. a small table for holding a tea service and cups, plates, etc., for several people. [1680 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • tea table — n. a table, usually small, at which or from which tea is served …   English World dictionary

  • tea table — noun a small table for serving afternoon tea • Hypernyms: ↑table * * * noun 1. : a table used or spread for tea; specifically : a small table for serving afternoon tea 2. : the place of gathering or company at tea …   Useful english dictionary

  • tea table — also tea table N SING: the N You refer to a table as the tea table when it is being used for a meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening. [mainly BRIT] ...cakes and sandwiches on the tea table …   English dictionary

  • tea table — noun A small table upon which tea is set to be served. Having abundance of roses and ferns and a very artistic taste of her own, she made that tea table such a thing of beauty that when the minister and his wife sat down to it, they exclaimed in… …   Wiktionary

  • tea-table — see tea table …   English dictionary

  • Tea Table Key — Tea Table Key (en) Géographie Pays   …   Wikipédia en Français

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