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The Study of Formation for Dokdo Seamounts at the Northeastern Part of the Ulleung Basin Using Gravity and Magnetic Data  

Kim, Chang-Hwan (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Park, Chan-Hong (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Ko, Young-Tak (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Jung, Eui-Young (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Kwak, Jun-Young (Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University)
Yoo, Sang-Hoon (Korea National Oil Corporation)
Min, Kyung-Duck (Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.40, no.2, 2007 , pp. 153-170 More about this Journal
Abstract
Loading time and loading environment of the Dokdo seamounts were studied from flexure model and VGP(Virtual Geomagnetic Pole) determined by gravity and magnetic data. In spite of their similarity in size. a large difference about 50 mGal between gravity anomaly peaks of Dokdo and the Isabu Tablemount suggests different compensation degrees. Flexural modeling results show that the flexural rigidity(effective elastic thickness) of lithosphere for Dokdo is stronger(thicker) than that for the Isabu Tablemount. Also, it implies that the age of lithosphere at the time of loading of the Isabu Tablemount may be younger than that of Dokdo. Magnetic anomalies occur complicated over the Dokdo seamounts. Paleomagnetism was studied from VGP estimated by the least square and the seminorm magnetization methods with 1500 m upward continued magnetic anomalies. Age dating of Dokdo from previous study, flexural modeling, VGP, and geomagnetic polarity time scale suggest that after the cease of spreading in the Ulleung Basin, the Isabu Tablemount was formed first in normal polarity interval and followed by Dokdo. Also, they indicate that the fist large eruption of Dokdo was in normal polarity interval and the second large eruption in reversed polarity interval. The Simheungtaek Tablemount was formed in normal polarity interval between the formations of the Isabu Tablemount and Dokdo. These loading times for the Dokdo seamounts show a good coherence with the compressive stress period after the end of the opening of the East Sea. The Dokdo seamounts probably was caused by volcanism associated with the compressive stress.
Keywords
Dokdo seamounts; Flexure model; VGP(Virtual Geomagnetic Pole); Normal polarity; Reversed polarity;
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