자원환경지질 (Economic and Environmental Geology)

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  • Pages.465-475
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  • 2022
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  • 1225-7281(pISSN)
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  • 2288-7962(eISSN)
대한자원환경지질학회 (The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology)
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중앙해령 및 섭입대 화산호 지역 해저열수광상의 광물·지구화학적 특성 고찰: 물-암석 상호작용 및 마그마 영향

A Review on Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics of Seafloor Massive Sulfide Deposits in Mid-Ocean Ridge and Volcanic Arc Settings: Water-Rock Interaction and Magmatic Contribution

  • 최선기 (한국해양과학기술원 대양자원연구센터)
  • Choi, Sun Ki (Global Ocean Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
  • 투고 : 2022.10.06
  • 심사 : 2022.10.14
  • 발행 : 2022.10.28
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해저열수광상(seafloor massive sulfide deposit, SMS)은 다량의 유용금속을 포함하는 중요한 광물 자원으로서 그 성인적 특성 및 금속 함량 변화는 주로 모암과 마그마로부터 금속과 황을 공급하는 물-암석 상호작용과 마그마성 휘발 성분의 용리에 의해 결정된다. 이러한 금속 공급원들은 지구조환경에 따라 다양한 특성을 보이기 때문에 해저열수광화작용에 대한 이들의 기여는 여전히 불분명하다. 본 논평에서는 중앙해령 및 화산호 지역 SMS 광상의 광물·지구화학적 특성을 검토하여 서로 다른 금속 공급원의 영향을 파악하고 향후 진행되어야 할 성인 연구의 방향성에 대해 논하고자 한다. 연구 결과 황비동석 및 큐바나이트, 방연석, 중정석의 산출은 각각 마그마 영향과 물-암석 상호작용의 기여를 반영하여 금속 공급원 특성 차이에 의한 해저열수광상의 유형 구분을 가능케 한다. 또한, 황철석의 Co, As, Hg 거동 특성 및 섬아연석의 철 함량 변화는 지구조환경에 따른 금속 공급원의 영향을 반영하는 효율적인 경험적 지표가 될 수 있다. 현재까지 연구는 주로 열수 침전에 의한 광체에만 국한되었기 때문에 해저열수광상의 성인적 특성을 포괄적으로 이해하기 위해서는 마그마 기원 황화광물과 황산염광물을 대상으로 한 추가 연구가 필수적이다.

The seafloor massive sulfide deposits are important mineral resources for base and precious metals, and their ore genesis and metal contents are mainly controlled by wall-rock leaching process and/or magmatic volatile input from the underlying magma chamber. However, the contribution of two different metal sources to the seafloor hydrothermal mineralization significantly varies in diverse geological settings and thus still remains controversial. In this review, mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of SMS deposits from mid-ocean ridges (MORs) and volcanic arcs were investigated to understand the contribution from different metal sources and to suggest future challenges that need to be addressed. As a result, the genetic occurrences of enargite and cubanite, galena and barite indicate the effects of magmatic input and water-rock interaction, respectively. Also, the distributional behaviors of Co, As, and Hg in pyrite and FeS content of sphalerite could be useful empirical indicators to discriminate the significant roles of different metal sources between MOR and Arc settings. To date, as most studies have focused on sulfide samples recovered from the seabed, further studies on magmatic sulfides and sulfate minerals are required to fully understand the genetic history of SMS deposits.

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과제정보

이 연구는 해양수산과학기술진흥원(인도양 중앙해령 해저열수광상 개발유망광구 선정, 과제번호 20210634)과 한국해양과학기술원(서태평양 공해/심해저 신 생명자원 및 퇴적물 희유금속 자원 탐사, 과제번호 PEA0024)의 지원을 받아 수행되었습니다. 본 논문을 세심하게 검토하여 고견을 주신 익명의 심사자들께 진심으로 감사드립니다.

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