Tombolos-Background-2

Geology

High Shoals Creek lies in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the foothills of the Appalachias. The rock of this region is predominately comprised of low to high grade **//metamorphic//** rocks. Many of these rocks appear to be the metamorphosed equivalents of Proterozoic and/or Paleozoic //**sedimentary**// rock. Others are metamorphosed igneous rocks. (Geology of Georgia) We will be focusing our trip on determining exactly what kinds of rocks and soil are present along the creek and most importantly what types of rocks are present in the falls as a way of proving their formation. The rocks on the waterfall face as well as in between the two dominate holes are riddles with circular holes and niches that we will investigate and determine the origin of.