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Geophysical and Geological Investigation for Selecting a Dinosaur Museum Site in the Dinosaur Egg Fossil Area, Gojeong-ri, Hwasung, Gyeonggi Province  

Kim, Han-Joon (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Jeong, Gap-Sik (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Yi, Bo-Yeon (Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Pukyong National Univ.)
Jo, Churl-Hyun (Subsurface Information Tech. Inc.)
Lee, Kwang-Bae (Subsurface Information Tech. Inc.)
Lee, Jun-Ho (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Jou, Hyeong-Tae (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Lee, Gwang-Hoon (Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Pukyong National Univ.)
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Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration / v.13, no.4, 2010 , pp. 357-363 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the geologic structure of the basement and overlying sediments of the construction site of the dinosaur egg fossil museum in Hwasung, Gyeonggi Province through refraction seismology, drilling, and downward seismic velocity measurements in the drill holes. The construction site ($350{\times}750\;m^2$) is located in the reclaimed area south of Sihwa Lake, Gojeong-ri. About 6,950 m of seismic refraction data consisting of 11 lines were acquired using a sledge hammer source. Drilling to the basement was performed at five sites. Sediment samples from drilling were analysed for grain-size distribution and age dating. At two drill holes, seismic velocity was measured with depth using a hammer as a seismic source. The geological structure of the study area consists of, from top to bottom, a tidal flat layer (5 ~ 12 m thick), a weathered soil layer (2 ~ 8 m thick), and the basement. The basement is interpreted as Cretaceous sedimentary rocks that tend to be shallow eastward. The volume of the tidal flat sediments and weathered soil in the study area is estimated as $1.4{\times}10^6\;m^3$, weighing $3.5{\times}10^6$ tons. The rate of sea level rise since 8,000 yrs BP is estimated to be 0.1 ~ 0.15 cm/yr.
Keywords
dinosaur egg fossil; sihwa lake; seismic refraction method; downward seismic measurement in a drill hole; drilling;
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