On this particular lab day, we visited Jackson Springs Park. It is located off of Nottingham Drive in Macon, GA. It is in walking distance to the newly implemented Ocmulgee River Walk.
Here we were able to get hands on experience / learning with some of the different types of rocks. Our professor provided us with pick mattocks to break open the rocks that lined the creek. We mainly saw granite rocks, where we were able to identify hornblende, feldspar, and quartz.
We found a tunnel at one end of the park, which was kind of creepy but cool at the same time. On the rocks near the tunnel we were able to identify bits of mica.
Jackson Springs is a small but rather quaint park! The slow running creek adds a relaxation element which is always enjoyable.
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