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SHRIMP U-Pb Zircon Ages of the Metapsammite in the Yeongam-Gangjin Area

영암-강진 일원 변성사질암의 SHRIMP U-Pb 저어콘 연대

  • Kim, Dong-Yeon (Geological Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Choi, Sung-Ja (Geological Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Yi, Keewook (Korea Basic Science Institute)
  • 김동연 (한국지질자원연구원 국토지질연구본부) ;
  • 최성자 (한국지질자원연구원 국토지질연구본부) ;
  • 이기욱 (한국기초과학지원연구원)
  • Received : 2015.07.13
  • Accepted : 2015.08.30
  • Published : 2015.08.28
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Abstract

The metapsammite distributed in the Yeongam-Gangjin area had been classified into age-unknown Yongamsan Formation, Seologri Formation and age-unknown Seogisan Formation, and these formations are reported as each other different formations. These formations have been renamed Precambrian Galdu or Permian Songjong Formations. In this study, we present detrital zircon SHRIMP U-Pb age data from the metapsammite to examine deposition time and stratigraphy. The analyzed U-Pb zircon ages dominantly reveal Paleoproterozoic ages of ca. 1.87Ga and the youngest detrital grains are constrained by the age of 246-265 Ma. The youngest age indicates late Permian or early Triassic for the deposition time. Therefore, the metapsammite in the Yeongam-Gangjin area is considered to be the upper formation of the late Paleozoic Pyeongan Group which is correlated with the Gohan-Donggo Formations or Nokam Formation of the Samcheock coal field and the Cheonunsan Formation of the Hwasun coal field. The metapsammite of the study area is the late Paleozoic Pyeongan Group by the zircon age rather than Precambrian Galdu and Permian Songjeong Formations are no longer meaningful. Therefore, we propose the upper Paleozoic 'metapelite' and 'metaspammite', or original formation name defined by 1:50,000 geological maps, instead of Galdu and Songjeong Formations.

영암-강진 일대에는 변성사질암으로 구성된 시대미상 용암산층, 설옥리층, 서기산층으로 명명된 지층들이 발달하고 있으며, 이들은 서로 상이한 지층으로 기재되어 있다. 그리고, 이들 지층들은 선캠브리아의 갈두층, 상부고생대의 송지층군으로 재정립되었다. 본 연구에서는 변성사질암의 퇴적시기를 규명하고, 서로 달리 명명된 지층간의 층서 관계를 정립하기 위해 SHRIMP 저어콘 U-Pb 연대 측정을 실시하였다. 연대측정결과, 약 1.87Ga의 연대가 가장 우세하게 나타나고, 가장 젊은 연령은 약 246-265 Ma로 변성사질암의 퇴적시기가 후기 페름기 내지 전기 트라이아스기이다. 그러므로, 영암-강진일대 용암산층, 설옥리층, 서기산층의 변성사질암은 삼척탄전의 고한층-동고층 혹은 녹암층, 호남탄전의 천운산층에 대비되는 상부고생대 평안층군의 최상부층이다. 본 연구지역의 변성사질암은 모두 고생대 평안층군에 해당되므로, 기존에 정의되었던 선캠브리아 갈두층 혹은 페름기 송종층 등은 더 이상 의미가 없다. 그러므로 '갈두층'과 '송종층' 층명 대신에 기존 5만 도폭의 층명을 그대로 사용하거나, 상부고생대 '이질암' 혹은 '사질암'으로 사용할 것을 제안한다.

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