• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.47 no.5
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• pp.489-496
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• 2014

The occurrence and mineralogical characteristics of asbestos in dolostone at Ungdo, Seosan were investigated by analyses of PLM, XRD, and SEM/EDS. Representative outcrops of dolostone at Ungdo were examined and four dolostone samples were collected according the occurrence type to identify the shape of asbestos in dolostone samples. The host rock of dolostone had been produced from the hydrothermal alteration and/or thermal metamorphism of which main source was assumed as the acidic granite. Tremolites were observed near the cracks or fractures of the dolostone as tamping or gob types. From the mineralogical analyses, main minerals of dolostone were dolomite with calcite, quartz, talc, amphibole, and pyroxene. From SEM/EDS analyses, tremolite-actinolite asbestoses were observed in dolostone and their shapes were prismatic and fibrous (less than $1{\mu}m$ in width). Non-asbestos prismatic forms were also found and they would transfer to asbestos particles resulting from the cleavage and fracture of the prismatic particles. Overall results suggest that asbestoses in Ungdo dolosotnes were mainly tremolite-actinolite and they were originated from the hydrothermal alteration of Ca-Mg rich dolostone.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.111-118
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• 2013

Diagenetic black chert nodules occur in the Paleozoic dolostone in Susan, Jecheon, Korea. They reacted with dolomite to form alteration rim around the nodules during the contact metamorphism probably related to the intrusion of biotite granite. In the earlier stage of alteration, talc and calcite replaced both the chert and dolomite, which were subsequently replaced by tremolite. Significant mass of tremolite occurs along the horizon enriched with chert nodules. Scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy of the tremolite specimens revealed the elongated morphology of diverse aspect ratios coexisting in several mm scale. Non-asbestiform tremolite columns were also common as well as asbestiform fibrous bundles. Quantitative estimation of asbestos should be more cautious for naturally occurring materials because all the tremolite particles in the outcrop are not asbestiform. The occurrence of asbestiform tremolite in the Susan area indicates that a combination of chert-bearing dolostone, heat source, and aqueous fluids is one of the geological environments for the formation of asbestiform tremolite.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.165-178
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• 2013

This study is for the genetic differences of two closed asbestos mines from Jeongjeon and Ocheon areas in Boryoung, Chungnam. They are mined asbestos for past several decades. Host rocks are serpentinites for Jeongjeon mine and dolomites for Ocheon mine. Asbestos samples and their host rocks are collected from the field trips and examined with microscopes and FESEM, and analysed with XRD and EDX to confirm for the type and/or compositions of the minerals. The asbestos occur as layers, cracks and fractures assummed as a pathway of the hydrothermal water, but show different characteristics. The serpentinites from the Jeongjeon mine contain chrysotile, tremolite and actinolite asbestos. Non-asbestos minerals including tremolite and actinolite were also found. The chrysotiles occur as a cross fiber or slip fiber at veins and along cracks of several mm to cm thickness. Tremolite and actinolite asbestos occur along cracks and fractures of several cm to ten cm thickness. It suggests that the asbestos from Jeongjeon area were formed by the reactions between serpentinite and hydrothermal water. The dolomites of the Ocheon mine only contain tremolite and actinolite asbestos. The asbestos occur along layers, cracks and fractures, suggestive of asbestos from Ocheon area formed by the reactions between dolomite and hydrothermal waters influxed along layers, cracks and fractures. Overall results suggest that two asbestos mines showing different host rocks are located in a Boryoung area. They show a different type of asbestos minerals, reflecting variety of petrogeneses.

• Korean Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.283-298
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• 2022

In this study, we investigated the mineral geochemistry of the albite-spodumene pegmatite, associated exogreisen, and wall rock from the Boam Li deposit, Wangpiri, Uljin, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. The paragenesis of the Boam Li deposit consists of two stages; the magmatic and endogreisen stages. In the magmatic stage, pegmatite dikes mainly composed of spodumene, albite, quartz, and K-feldspar intruded into the Janggun limestone formation. In the following endogreisen stage, the secondary fine-grained albite along with muscovite, apatite, beryl, CGM(columbite group mineral), microlite, and cassiterite were precipitated and partly replaced the magmatic stage minerals. Exogreisen composed of tourmaline, quartz, and muscovite develops along the contact between the pegmatite dike and wall rock. The Cs contents of beryl and muscovite and Ta/(Nb+Ta) ratio of CGM are higher in the endogreisen stage than the magmatic stage, suggesting the involvement of the more evolved melts in the greisenization than in the magmatic stage. Florine-rich and Cl-poor apatite infer that the parental magma is likely derived from metasedimentary rock (S-type granite). P₂O₅ contents of albite in the endogreisen stage are below the detection limit of EDS while those of albite in the magmatic stage are 0.28 wt.% on average. The lower P₂O₅ contents of the former albite can be attributed to apatite and microlite precipitation during the endogreisen stage. Calcium introduced from the adjacent Janggun formation may have induced apatite crystallization. The interaction between the pegmatite and Janggun limestone is consistent with the gradual increase in Ca and other divalent cations and decrease in Al from the core to the rim of tourmaline in the exogreisen.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.87-99
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• 2013

The occurrence, mineralogical characteristics, and origin of the dolomite ores were investigated from major dolomite mines in South Korea. Mineralogical and textural properties of the ores and associated minerals were analyzed using X-ray diffraction, thin section petrography, and scanning electron microscopy. Dolomite ores were light to dark gray in color and mainly composed of dolomite in varying particle size with minor amounts of calcite, quartz and micas. Calcite, quartz, illite, feldspar, kaolin minerals, and chlorite occurred in local veins, dikes and alteration zones. Sepiolite and wollastonite occurred in the altered part of some mine. Asbestos minerals such as chrysotile and tremolite, however, were not identified in the present study. Reddish brown to yellow clay materials were mainly composed of illite, occasionally associated with kaolin minerals and smectite. These clay minerals might be a product of the local hydrothermal alteration related to the dyke intrusion and subsequent weathering. As well indicated in the previous studies, mineral composition, texture, and occurrence of the dolostone beds suggest their formation through the diagenesis of carbonate sediments deposited in the shallow sea during the Precambrian to Paleozoic period.

• 한국문화재보존과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.167-168
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Mineralogical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.17-30
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• 2002

삼척-도계지역 일대에 분포하는 조선누층군의 풍촌층 석회석은 품위 및 암상에따라 상부고품위대와 하부석회암대로 분대가 가능한데, 이는 삼척-태백간을 북북동으로 흐르는 오십천을 경계로 서쪽에 분포하는 풍촌층과 비교할 때 다소간의 암상차이를 보인다. 즉, 풍촌층의 특징중에 하나인 중부백운암대가 본 역 일대에서는 백운암화가 미약하여 비교적 소폭으로 확인되며, 상부백색대 역시, 발달정도가 미약한 특징을 보인다. 시추탐사결과 확인된 삼척-도계지역의 풍촌층 상부고품위대는 일반적으로 상부백색대$(\pm15m)$ - 백운암대$(\pm5m)$ - 암회색대$(\pm50m)$로 구분되는 것으로 나타났다. 각각의 품위는 상부백색대 : CaO $53_4\~55.6\%$, 백운암대 : MgO $3.0\~18.4\%$, 암회색대 : CaO $50.4\~54.2\%$로 나타나 제철용으로의 사용이 가능하나 백운암대에 대한 선별채광이 부분적으로 요망된다. 이들 석회석은 오십천대단층의 수반단층인 수조의 NNE계열 정단층들에 의해 빈번히 단절되어 있으며 일부지역에서는 EW향의 역단층에 의해 규제되기도 한다. 상기 제단층들은 석회암층을 단절시킬 뿐만 아니라 단층각력, 단층점토, 암맥 등의 불순대를 수반하므로 개발에 장애요소가 되고 있다. 상부고품위대 부존표고는 지역에 따라 다소 차이가 있으나 200ML 내외에서 대부분 확인이 가능하며 지표노출 규모는 작은 편이나 $10^{\circ}$이하의 완경사로 화절층 하부에 부존되어 있어 갱도 채광에 적합한 형태를 이루고 있다.

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.17-30
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• 2002

삼척-도계지역 일대에 분포하는 조선누층군의 풍촌층 석회석은 품위 및 암상에따라 상부고품위대와 하부석회암대로 분대가 가능한데, 이는 삼척-태백간을 북북동으로 흐르는 오십천을 경계로 서쪽에 분포하는 풍촌층과 비교할 때 다소간의 암상차이를 보인다. 즉, 풍촌층의 특징중에 하나인 중부백운암대가 본 역 일대에서는 백운암화가 미약하여 비교적 소폭으로 확인되며, 상부백색대 역시, 발달정도가 미약한 특징을 보인다. 시추탐사결과 확인된 삼척-도계지역의 풍촌층 상부고품위대는 일반적으로 상부백색대($\pm$15m) - 백운암대($\pm$15m) - 암회색대($\pm$50m)로 구분되는 것으로 나타났다. 각각의 품위는 상부백색대 : CaO 53.4~55.6%, 백운암대 : MgO 3.0~l8.4%, 암회색대 : CaO 50.4~54.2%로 나타나 제철용으로의 사용이 가능하나 백운암대에 대한 선별채광이 부분적으로 요망된다. 이들 석회석은 오십천대단층의 수반단층인 수조의 NNE계열 정단층들에 의해 빈번히 단절되어 있으며 일부지역에서는 EW향의 역단층에 의해 규제되기도 한다. 상기 제단층들은 석회암층을 단절시킬 뿐만아니라 단층각력, 단층점토, 암맥 등의 불순대를 수반하므로 개발에 장애요소가 되고 있다. 상부고품위대 부존표고는 지역에 따라 다소 차이가 있으나 200ML 내외에서 대부분 확인이 가능하며 지표노출 규모는 작은 편이나 $10^{\circ}$이하의 완경사로 화절층 하부에 부존되어 있어 갱도 채광에 적합한 형태를 이루고 있다.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.207-222
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• 2018

Celestial Chart Stones (original and reproduction) in the National Palace Museum are representative scientific cultural heritage of Korea. Material analysis and nondestructive deterioration assessment were conducted for long-term preservation of these stones. Material analysis revealed that the original was composed of slate and the reproduction was made of dolostone. The original consists of quartz, mica, dolomite minerals, while the reproduction was made up of dolomite, calcite and forsterite. Major deterioration factors of the original stone were cracks and breakouts. In case of the reproduction, scratches and artificial materials were mainly observed. The green and black surface contaminants present at the sides and back of the two celestial chart stones were interpreted as resin-based paint materials. The physical property evaluation using ultrasonic velocity showed a low velocity in the upper left side of the original, while the front right side of the reproduction showed a weak property. Meanwhile, the To-Tc method using ultrasonic velocity was applied to major cracks that impede stability of the original. As a result, it has been calculated that the beginning and the center of the crack are the deepest.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.2-10
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• 1991

Some geotechnical considerations might be suggested to the construction performance from the school and the housing projects in Tripoli sub-region, Libya. The subsurface informations were compiled from the site investigation reports, for which more than 700 borings and lots of laboratory test had been conducted from 1984 to 1986. Most subsurface of 10 meter depth in the Jafara plain consists of medium dense silty sand. Some ground in the plain have poor top soil with interbedded calcarenite or limestone. The shallow subsurface is found to be very poor soil in the southern mountain range. Weak soil is hardly found except in the sabkha area. In general, natural silty sand layer may have a presumed bearing capacity of more than 150kN/$m^2$, where spread or strip footing is applied. Proper fine aggregate and natural coarse one are restricted in Tripoli sub-region. Coarse aggregate is generally supplied from the dolomite quarry.