Mineralogical Characteristic Changes of Noerok Occurred from Noeseong Mountain, a Raw Material for Pigment, Depending on its Firing Process

Noerok ia a green pigment used in Joseon dynasty, and its main usage was for forming foundation layers of Dancheong, the ornamental paintings on the surface of traditional buildings in Korea, such as the Daeung-jeon(main hall) of Bulguk-sa temple. In this research, we investigated the mineralogical characteristic changes of Noerok, a traditional Korean pigment, depending on its firing temperature. The Noerok that we experimented on was mined from Noeseong Mountain, Pohang where it is locally reserved. The major composition mineral is Celadonite, and the main constituent elements are Fe, Si, K and Mg, that refers to the existence of Fe-rich mica. As a result of phased firing experiment from $105^{\circ}C$ to $1000^{\circ}C$, the color was changed from green to pale green, then to brown, and finally to red in order. In the thermal analysis, endothermic reaction induced by the dehydration of crystalline water was confirmed at around $616^{\circ}C$. In the mineralogical change, the crystal surface [($11{\bar{1}}$) and ($02{\bar{1}}$)] of the mineral collapsed at temperatures above $600^{\circ}C$, and iron oxide was formed at $1000^{\circ}C$ or higher. Therefore, it is estimated that the crystallization temperature of Noerok is below $600^{\circ}C$, and it is also considered that it has undergone the alteration phase up to stage I, based on the presence of only a celadonite.

안료 원료인 뇌성산 산출 뇌록의 소성에 따른 광물학적 특성 변화

뇌록은 조선시대 건축물의 바탕칠(가칠)에 사용된 녹색 안료이며, 불국사 대웅전 등 주요 건축물의 단청에 사용되었다. 본 연구에서는 한국 전통 안료 원료인 뇌록을 이용하여 소성온도에 따른 광물학적 특성 변화를 살펴보았다. 포항 뇌성산 일대에 국부적으로 산출하고 있는 뇌록은 주구성 광물이 셀라도나이트(celadonite)이며, 주요 구성 원소는 Fe, Si, K, Mg 등으로 주로 Fe가 풍부한 운모류임을 알 수 있다. $105^{\circ}C{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$까지 단계적 소성실험 결과, 색상이 녹색 ${\rightarrow}$ 담녹색 ${\rightarrow}$ 갈색 ${\rightarrow}$ 적색으로 변하였으며, 열분석에서는 $616^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 결정수의 탈수작용에 의한 흡열반응이 확인되었다. 광물의 변화는 $600^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 결정면[($11{\bar{1}}$), ($02{\bar{1}}$)]이 붕괴되고, $1000^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 철산화물이 형성되었다. 따라서 뇌록의 정출 온도가 $600^{\circ}C$ 이하인 것으로 추정되며, 셀라도나이트만이 확인되는 것으로 보아 Stage I 단계만의 변질을 겪은 것으로 판단된다.