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Genetic Environments of Au-Ag-bearing Gasado Hydrothermal Vein Deposit

함 금-은 가사도 열수 맥상광상의 성인

  • Received : 2022.02.19
  • Accepted : 2022.02.23
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

The Gasado Au-Ag deposit is located within the south-western margin of the Hanam-Jindo basin. The geology of the Gasado is composed of the late Cretaceous volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks and acidic or intermediate igneous rocks. Within the deposit area, there are a number of hydrothermal quartz and calcite veins, formed by narrow open space filling along subparallel fractures in the late Cretaceous volcaniclastic sedimentary rock. Vein mineralization at the Gasado is characterized by several textural varieties such as chalcedony, drusy, comb, bladed, crustiform and colloform. The textures have been used as exploring indicators of the epithermal deposit. Mineral paragenesis can be divided into two stages (stage I, ore-bearing quartz veins; stage II, barren carbonate veins) considering major tectonic fracturing event. Stage I, at which the precipitation of Au-Ag bearing minerals occurred, is further divided into three substages (early, middle and late) with paragenetic time based on minor fractures and discernible mineral assemblages: early, marked by deposition of pyrite and pyrrhotite with minor chalcopyrite, sphalerite and electrum; middle, characterized by introduction of electrum and base-metal sulfides with minor argentite; late, marked by argentite and native silver. Au-Ag-bearing mineralization at the Gasado deposit occurred under the condition between initial high temperatures (≥290℃) and later lower temperatures (≤130℃). Changes in stage I vein mineralogy reflect decreasing temperature and fugacity of sulfur (≈10-10.1 to ≤10-18.5atm) by evolution of the Gasado hydrothermal system with increasing paragenetic time. The Gasado deposit may represents an epithermal gold-silver deposit which was formed near paleo-surface.

가사도광상은 옥천대 남서부 해남-진도분지의 남서익부에 위치하며 백악기 후기 유천층군에 대비되는 화산쇄설성 퇴적암류 내에 발달한 열극을 충진하여 생성된 함 금-은 열수 맥상광상으로, 각력상 및 정동조직과 함께 부분적인 미정질조직, 빗살조직, 블레디드조직, 호상조직, 칼세도니조직 및 콜로폼조직 등 천열수광상의 조직 특성을 보여준다. 가사도광상의 맥상 광화작용은 구조운동에 의하여 광화 I기와 광화 II기로 구분된다. 광화 I기는 금-은 광화작용이 진행된 주 광화시기로, 석영맥 내에 주된 함 금-은 광물인 에렉트럼과 함께 황화광물 및 함 은 광물 등이 산출한다. 광화 II기는 주 광화작용 이후 금속 광화작용이 이루어지지 않은 방해석맥의 생성 시기이다. 광화 I기는 광물의 공생관계와 산출하는 광물 조합 특성 등에 의하여 3개의 세부 광화시기(초기, 중기, 후기)로 구분된다. 광화 I기의 초기에는 황철석, 자류철석의 산출로 시작되어 소량의 황동석, 섬아연석 및 에렉트럼을 수반하여 산출한다. 광화 I기 중기는 주된 금·은 광화작용이 광화 I기의 초기 말부터 계속하여 진행된 시기이다. 주로 에렉트럼과 함께 황동석, 섬아연석, 방연석 등이 함 은 광물인 휘은석 등을 수반하여 산출한다. 광화 I기 후기는 휘은석과 자연은의 주된 생성 시기이다. 가사도광상 함 금-은 광화작용은 약 290~≤130℃의 온도 조건에서 열수계의 냉각작용에 의해 진행되었으며, 이때의 황 분압 조건은 ≈10-10.1~≤10-18.5atm이었다. 함 금-은 가사도광상은 광상·광물학적 특성, 지화학적 환경변화 및 광화작용의 온도 조건 등으로 미루어 천부 환경에서 생성된 천열수 맥상광상이다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 충북대학교 국립대학육성사업(2020)지원을 받아 작성되었음. 본 논문을 세심하게 검토하여 고견을 주신 익명의 심사자들께 진심으로 감사드립니다.

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