Jackson Springs and Geology

Jackson Springs Park is home to great examples of rocks located in the river bedrock and in the creek bed in the area. The bed of the river is mostly composed of mica. We then took samples from the creek bed to see the other rocks that were found naturally in the creek bed. The frocks found in the area were mainly granite, feldspar, and rocks composed from hornblende and quartz. We also observed the creek bed and the different sizes of grain. In the bed we found the sizes ranging from pebbles and sand to eventually silt.