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Chemical Characteristics for Hydrothermal Alteration of Surface Sediments from Submarine Volcanoes of the Tonga Arc

통가열도 해저화산 표층 퇴적물 내 열수변질의 화학적 특성

  • Um, In Kwon (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Chun, Jong-Hwa (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Choi, Hunsoo (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Choi, Man Sik (Division of Earth Environmental Sciences. Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
  • 엄인권 (한국지질자원연구원) ;
  • 천종화 (한국지질자원연구원) ;
  • 최헌수 (한국지질자원연구원) ;
  • 최만식 (충남대학교 지구환경과학부, 분석과학기술대학원)
  • Received : 2013.10.07
  • Accepted : 2013.12.24
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

We analyzed 29 surface sediment samples in five submarine volcanoes (TA12, TA19, TA22, TA25, and TA26) located in the southern part of the Tonga arc for trace elements and rare earth elements to investigate characteristics of the hydrothermal alteration of surface sediments. Based on analytical results of trace element and rare earth element (REE), surface sediments of TA12, TA19, and TA22 submarine volcanoes, which are located in the northern part of the study area, were very little or not influenced by hydrothermal fluids. In contrast, some stations of TA25 and TA26 submarine volcanoes were strongly affected by hydrothermal fluids. However, these two submarine volcanoes showed different features in element concentration in the sediments. Some stations of TA25 submarine volcano showed enrichment of Ni, Cu, Sn, Zn, Pb, Cr, Cd, Sb, W, Ba, Ta, Rb, Sr, and As, however, those of TA26 submarine volcano showed enrichment of Sn, Zn, Pb, Cd, Sb, Ba, Rb, and Sr. Stations which enriched trace elements were observed, enriched REEs were also observed. Average upper continental crust (UCC)-normalized REE patterns of the surface sediments generally showed low light REE (LREE) abundances and increased heavy REE (HREE) abundances. Eu enrichment was identified at several stations of TA25 and TA26 submarine volcanoes. In addition, enrichment of Ce was found at some stations of TA26 submarine volcano and these enrichment patterns were similar with hydrothermal fluid of near stations. Furthermore, TA25 and TA26 submarine volcanoes showed different enrichment characteristics of trace elements and REE. Trace elements were concentrated at TA25 submarine volcano. TA26 submarine volcano, on the other hand, observed highly enrichment of REE especially, Eu and Ce. As a result of the investigation, the characteristics and concentrations of REEs and trace elements in the surface sediments of each submarine volcano can be applied to identify hydrothermal alteration of sediments during exploration for hydrothermal deposits.

통가열도 내 우리나라 해저열수광상 독점 탐사지역에 위치하는 5개 해저화산(TA12, TA19, TA22, TA25, TA26) 주변 표층 퇴적물의 열수변질 여부를 규명하고, 열수변질 특성을 확인하기 위하여 각 해저화산에서 채취된 29개의 표층 퇴적물에 대해 미량 원소와 희토류 원소 분석을 실시하였다. 분석 결과 TA12, TA19, TA22 해저화산에서는 열수에 의한 퇴적물의 변질작용이 없거나 매우 적은 것으로 나타났으며, TA25와 TA26 해저화산의 일부 지역은 현재에도 열수의 영향을 받고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 열수의 영향이 있는 해저화산 사이에도 부화된 미량 원소의 종류에 차이가 있는데, TA25 해저화산의 경우 주로 Ni, Cu, Sn, Zn, Pb, Cr, Cd, Sb, W, Ba, Ta, Rb, Sr, As가, TA26 해저화산에서는 주로 Cu, Sn, Zn, Pb, Cd, Sb, Ba, Rb, Sr이 부화되어 있다. 미량 원소의 부화가 확인된 지역은 희토류 원소의 부화도 관찰된다. 상부지각 희토류 원소 농도로 표준화된 희토류 원소의 분포형태는 가벼운 희토류 원소(LREE)가 매우 낮고 중간 희토류 원소(MREE)에서 무거운 희토류 원소(HREE)로 갈수록 증가하는 형태를 보이며, TA25와 TA26 해저화산의 일부 정점에서 Eu의 부화가 확인된다. 또한 TA26 해저화산의 일부 정점에서 Ce이 부화가 관찰되었는데, 이는 주변지역에서 채취된 열수 내 희토류 원소의 높은 Ce분포형태와 매우 유사하다. 또한 TA25와 TA26 해저화산은 부화된 원소의 특징이 다르게 나타나는데, TA25 해저화산에서는 Cu를 포함한 미량 원소가, TA26 해저화산에서는 Ce와 Eu를 포함한 희토류 원소가 우세하게 부화되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 조사결과 나타난 각 해저화산 표층 퇴적물 내 부화된 미량 원소 및 희토류 원소의 종류와 농도는 차후 통가열도 지역의 열수광상 탐사시에 지역적인 열수변질의 지시자로써 유용하게 활용될 것으로 판단된다.

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