• The Korean Journal of Petroleum Geology
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• v.3 no.1 s.4
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• pp.28-39
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• 1995

The objective of this study is to investigate the origin of the dolomite in the Pungchon Formation of the Choseon Supergroup near Taebaeg City, Kangwondo, Korea. The Pungchon Formation is composed of limestone, dolomitic limestone, and dolomite with thin beds of flat pebble conglomerate (FPC) and mudrock. Texturally, the dolomite in the Pungchon Formation can be divided into four types; 1) coarse-sized, xenotopic dolomite in massive dolomite, 2) medium-siEed, idiotopic dolomite in flat pebble conglomerate, 3) xenotopic dolomite replacing ooids, algalnodules, and echinoderms, and 4) the dolomite in mottled fabric. The dolomite in mottled fabric can be subdivided into three types; a) coarse-sized, xenotopic saddle dolomite cement, b) medium-sized, idiotopic, cloudy-centered, clear-rimmed (CCCR) dolomite, and c) coarse-sized, idiotopic dolomite. The carbon isotopic composition of the Pungchon dolomite is in the range of $-2.8-1.4\%_{\circ}(PBD)$, suggesting that the carbon isotopic composition was buffered by the preexisting marine carbonates. Lighter oxygen isotopic values ($\delta^{18}O-15.7-8.7\%_{\circ}, PBD$) indicate that the Pungchon dolomite may have formed under high temperature in a burial diagenetic environment. The higher initial $^{87}Sr/^{86}Sr$ ratio of the Pungchon dolomite (0.7010-0.7161) than that of the coeval Cambrian seawater (0.7088-0.7092) indicates that dolomitizing fluids had been modified from the isotopic exchange with continental crust. Low Sr and Na contents(<200 ppm) of dolomite agree well with previously reported data for burial dolomite. Hifh Fe and Mn contents of the dolomite support the idea that the Pungchon dolomite may have formed in a deep burial diagenetic environment.

• 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.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.137-145
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• 2017

High-grade limestone applied to various chemical industries is abundant within upper Pungchon formation in Taebaeksan basin, South Korea. Geophysical exploration is one of the most efficient methods to investigate subsurface geological structure in an extensive area. Since the geophysical exploration for the high-grade limestone has rarely been conducted in Korea, its appropriate strategy has not been set up yet. In this study, we focused on to suggest the reasonable strategy and accumulate geophysical databases which are essential for interpreting geophysical images by characterizing laboratory physical properties of in-situ rocks. Hence, rocks were obtained from drilled cores consisting of lower Hwajeol formation, Pungchon formation, and dykes in Jeongseon area, Gangwon province. Geophysical laboratory experiments and petrography of the rocks were conducted. Since susceptibility values of the rocks in Pungchon Formation were obviously lower than those of upper Hwajeol and dykes, it is considered that the lithological boundaries could be distinguished by magnetic survey. In addition, electrical properties of the rocks in middle Pungchon formation were relatively different compared with those of upper/lower Pungchon formations. Thus, induced polarization is shown to be able to detect the high-grade limestone in upper Pungchon formation.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.339-349
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• 2007

For various types of the Pungchon limestone, diverse mineral characters of the limestone including their size and morphology are investigated by using of ELS and SEM to examine the possibility of application as fillers to paper industry. Also, the measurement of zeta potential and the evaluation of coagulation properties in calcite suspension was made for fine powders of the limestone to examine the applicability and efficiency in wet-papermaking process. Fine powder of the Pungchon lime-stone, largely controlled by original mineral characters of ore in mineralogical aspects, exhibits some-what different trend in particle morphology according to ore types, and thereby, the size distribution, zeta potential and coagulation properties also become different. The examined whiteness, brightness, opacity and sheet strength in hand sheet also show remarkable differences according to ore types. These are seemed to be basically due to the results of combined effects of whiteness, site distribution, refractive index, and morphology of the limestone powder on the properties of hand sheet. Considering the investigated results, all types of the Pungchon limestone appear to be sufficiently applicable to paper industry. Especially, the mega-crystalline calcite type is evaluated to be overall suitable for the purpose of paper industry due to the higher values in whiteness and brightness. In addition the fine powder of micro-crystalline calcite type is assessed particularly to have a good quality in sheet strength by virtue of irregular particle shape.

• Proceedings of the Mineralogical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.28-28
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• 2005

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.209-224
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• 2008

Various types of high-purity limestone, which occurred in the Pungchon Formation, are examined to understand applied-mineralogical factors controlling their calcination characters with respect to the ore characters. To do this work, systematic characterization and determination were carried out for the limestone ores and their calcination products in a fixed heating condition, and the results were correlated and discussed. During the calcination experiment, a phase transition from calcite to quicklime begins to occur selectively in the physical weak zones such as grain boundary, cleavage and twin planes. All the fabrics of original limestones are preserved in the resultant quicklime. In addition, crystallinity of the quicklime was advanced, as the aging time of calcination was increased. Major controlling factors on the calcination effects of the high-purity limestone are elucidated to be the degree of development of cleavage and twin, together with crystallinity and textures in the limestone ore. Especially, lower crystallinity and dense interlocking fabrics obviously play advantageous role in all the calcination characters. But the development of cleavage and twin affects negatively on the calcination characters on account of favoring decrepitaion of quicklime in the lime manufacturing. Thus, the high-purity limestones characteristic of marble fabrics and relatively lower crystallinity are comparatively advantageous for the uses of lime manufacture.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.335-347
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• 2016

The mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of diverse carbonate rocks can be investigated by using VNIRSWIR(visible near infrared-short wavelength infrared) spectroscopic analysis as a rapid, nondestructive, and inexpensive tool. Comparing whole rock analysis to VNIR-SWIR spectroscopic analysis, the analytical method was investigated to estimate CaO contents, mud impurity, and whiteness of carbonate rocks involved in high-grade limestones in the field. We classify typical carbonate rocks in the upper Pungchon Formation in high-grade limestone mine area such as the Gangweon, Chungmu and Baegun mine in the Jeongseon area. The results show that powdered specimen has much higher reflectance than cutted specimen between the same sample. Whiteness is highly correlated with reflectance(0.99) for powdered specimen. The absorption of mineral mixtures shifts in position as a result of the mass ratio of calcite and dolomite in the Chungmu mine by changing to 75:25, 50:50, and 25:75. The absorption peak position in carbonate mixtures is highly correlated with CaO contents(0.98~0.99). Based on color system, the carbonate rocks are grouped into (milky) white, light grey, light brown, grey, and dark grey. The absorption peak position shifts from 2340 nm to 2320 nm as CaO contents decrease from 55.86 wt.% to 29.71 wt.%. We confirmed that absorption peak position shifts depending on the amount of Ca, which is bonded to $CO{_3}^{-2}$, Mg, and Fe contents replacing Ca. This result suggests that CaO contents in carbonate rocks can be considered to quantitative analysis in the field by spectroscopic analysis.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.135-144
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• 2005

In the high-Ca limestone zone of the Pungchon Formation of the Lower Chosun Supergroup, cryptocrystalline alterations with reddish brown color occur as fissure-fillings or coatings, which was originated from the upper formation, i. e., the Hwajeol Formation. The precipitates result in degradation and contamination of the high-Ca limestone ore in grade and quality, showing characteristic occurrence and mineral composition typical of suggesting a supergene origin. Chalcedonic quartz, kaolinite, illite, goethite and hematite are constituting a characteristic authigenic mineral assemblage and, in places, smectite is less commonly included in the weathering product. In addition to these authigenic phases, some detrital minerals such as mica and orthoclase constituting relatively coarser grains are also rarely present in the supergene alterations. A rather complex clay facies consisting of kaolinite, illite and smectite in the alterations seems to correspond to the typical clay composition of the reported residual pedogenic soils by limestone weathering. The cryptocrystalline weathering product is partly altered to stilbite, a characteristic hydrothermal zeolite, in places, by the hydrothermal contact of late stage. The time of formation and infiltration of the supergene alterations seems to correspond to the stage just after the epithermal alteration of the Pungchon Limestone, i. e., an early Jurassic age. The supergene alteration, which may imply the stage of uplifting, weathering and erosion of the Chosun Supergroup, appears to have undergone at an oxygen-rich environment in descending water of meteoric origin by means of a chemical leaching and diffusion.

• Proceedings of the Mineralogical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.1-15
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• 2002

조사지역에는 고생대 캠브리아기의 장산규암층, 묘봉층, 풍촌층, 화절층 및 오도비스기의 동점층, 두무동층, 막동층, 그리고 이들과 부정합 관계인 중생대 쥬라기의 사평리 역암이 분포한다. 위의 지층들은 북동-남서방향으로 발달하는 두 개 조의 드러스트 단층과 이에 수반된 후향 드러스트 단층 및 습곡구조에 의해 분포가 지배된다 이들 지층 중 경제 지층인 풍촌층은 암상의 특성에 따라 하부석회암대, 중부백운암대, 상부석회암대(고품위대)로 세분되며, 이 중 상부석회암대가 고품위용으로 개발대상이 된다. 상부석회암대는 백색-유백색의 치밀질 괴상석회암, 담회색 괴상 석회암, 어란상 석회암 등으로 구성되는데, 평균품위는 $SiO_2\;0.40\%,\;A1_2O_3\;0.15\%,\;Fe_2O_3\;0.15\%,\;CaO\;54.2\%,\;MgO\;1.07\%,$ 백색도 85.7로 중탄용이나 생석회 및 소석회 등 화학공업용으로 사용가능한 범위를 보여준다 고품위대의 두께는 평균 약 40m이나 드러스트 단층 등의 구조요소에 의해 $2\~3$회 반복되어 분포하기도 하고 지역에 따라 두께가 $80\~90m$까지 두꺼워지기도 한다. 상부석회암대의 석회석을 중탄용, 소성용, 탈황용 등으로 개발을 위해서는 사전에 충분한 정밀시추탐사를 시행하여 그 부존규모 및 개발가능구간 확인이 선행되어야 한다.