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A Study on the Precipitation Mechanism of Quartz Veins from Sangdong Deposit by Analyses of Vein Texture and Trace Element in Quartz

상동광산 석영맥의 조직 및 석영의 미량원소 분석을 통한 광맥 침전 기작 도출

  • Youseong Lee (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Changyun Park (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Yeongkyoo Kim (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2023.04.22
  • Accepted : 2023.06.06
  • Published : 2023.06.28
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Abstract

Sangdong deposit, a W-Mo skarn deposit, is located in Taebaeksan mineralized district, hosting vertically developed scheelite-quartz veins that formed at the late ore-forming stage. In this study, we tried to examine the geochemical signatures of ore-forming fluids and vein-forming mechanisms by analyzing the micro-texture of quartz veins and trace element concentrations of quartz. As a result of texture analyses, quartz veins in the hanging wall orebody and the foot wall orebody commonly exhibit the blocky and the elongate blocky texture, respectively, whereas quartz veins in the main orebody show both textures. These textural differences indicate that quartz veins from the hanging wall orebody were precipitated by the primary hydrofracturing due to H2O saturation in the igneous body with relatively high temperature and pressure at a vein-skarn stage, and after that, repeated hydrofracturing caused the formation of quartz veins from the main orebody and foot wall orebody. The results of trace element concentrations show that Li++Al3+↔Si4+ is a main substitution mechanism. However, those of the foot wall orebody were clearly divided into a Li+-dominated substitution and a Na+-, K+-dominated substitution. Considering that quartz veins from the foot wall orebody commonly show the elongate blocky texture, such a distinction means that it is a result of repeated injections of fluid with the different composition. Ti concentrations of quartz from the hanging wall, main, and the foot wall orebody are 28.6, 8.2, and 15.7 ppm in average, respectively. Given a proportional relationship between the precipitation temperature and Ti concentrations, it seems that quartz veins from the hanging wall orebody were precipitated at the highest temperature. Al concentrations of the hanging wall, main, and the foot wall orebody having an inverse relationship with fluid pH are 162.3, 114.2, and 182.5 ppm in average, respectively. These results show that Al concentrations in vein-forming fluids were not changed dramatically. Moreover, these concentrations are extremely low in comparison with the other hydrothermal deposits. This indicates that quartz in overall ore veins at Sangdong deposit was precipitated from the constant condition with slightly acidic to near neutral pH.

상동 텅스텐(W)-몰리브덴(Mo) 광산은 태백산 광화대에 위치하는 스카른 광상으로, 광화 작용 최후기에 수직적 분포양상을 보이는 회중석-석영맥을 산출한다. 본 연구에서는 이 석영맥의 조직 관찰과 LA-ICPMS를 통한 석영의 미량원소 함량 분석을 통해 석영맥을 형성한 유체의 조성 및 이들의 침전 기작에 대해 파악하고자 하였다. 석영맥 조직 관찰 결과, 상동광산의 상반맥과 하반맥에서는 각각 괴상조직과 신장형 괴상조직이 주로 발달하고, 본맥에서는 두가지 조직이 모두 관찰된다. 이러한 석영맥의 조직적 특징으로 볼 때, 괴상조직을 나타내는 상반맥의 석영맥은 맥상스카른 형성 단계에서 화성암체의 H2O 포화로 인한 수압 파쇄작용들 중 초기에 발생한 작용에 의해 침전되었고, 신장형 괴상조직을 나타내는 본맥과 하반맥의 석영맥은 상반맥의 석영맥 형성 이후 발생한 반복적 수압파쇄작용에 의해 형성된 것으로 생각된다. 석영의 미량원소 분석 결과 대부분 Li+ +Al3+↔Si4+의 치환관계를 만족하지만, 하반맥에서는 Li+이 우세하게 치환되는 경우와, Na+과 K+이 우세하게 치환되는 경우로 뚜렷하게 구분된다. 이는 하반맥의 신장형 괴상조직에 기반하여, 서로 다른 조성을 가지는 유체의 반복적 유입에 의한 결과로 해석된다. 석영의 Ti 함량은 상반맥, 본맥, 그리고 하반맥에서 각각 평균 28.6, 8.2, 그리고 15.7 ppm이며, 침전온도와 Ti 함량이 비례관계를 가진다는 점에서, 상반맥의 석영맥이 가장 고온환경에서 침전된 것으로 고려된다. 유체의 pH와 반비례관계를 가지는 석영의 Al 함량은 상반맥, 본맥, 그리고 하반맥에서 각각 평균 162.3, 114.2, 그리고 182.5 ppm으로 큰 차이를 보이지 않으며, 타 열수 광산들의 석영과 비교하여 매우 낮은 함량을 나타낸다. 이는 상동광산의 석영맥을 구성하는 석영 및 회중석이 약산성 내지 중성의 비교적 일정한 pH조건에서 침전되었음을 지시한다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 2021학년도 경북대학교 신임교수정착연구비에 의하여 수행되었다. 논문의 질적 향상을 위해 유익한 조언을 주신 두 익명의 심사위원께 감사를 표한다.

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