Cave Flowstone forms when water flows out of a crack in the cave walls and deposits CaCO3.
These multicolored Stalactites show the many hues of the minerals from the rock and soils above. The rusty, reddish-orange comes from the iron oxide found in our famous TN red clay soil!
growing out of a crack in a sandstone boulder shows how ice can break rock. One day this boulder will crumble into smaller rocks which will eventually turn back into sand to start the cycle all over again!
