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Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Studies of the Paleozoic Limestones from the Taebaegsan Region, South Korea (한국(韓國) 태백산지역(太白山地域)에 분포(分布)하는 고생대(古生代) 석회암(石灰岩)의 탄소(炭素)와 산소(酸素) 동위원소(同位元素)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Kyu Han
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.21-27
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    • 1980
  • ${\delta}^{13}C$ and ${\delta}^{18}O$ values were determined for the Paleozoic limestones (Great Linestone Series) from the Taebaegsan region and the age-unknown limestones (Janggun Formation) from the Janggun mine, Korea. Limestones of the Great Limestone Series exhibit a range of carbon isotopic composition from -4.5 +1.3‰ with a mean ${\delta}^{13}C$ value of -1.1‰, relative to the PDB standard, and of oxygen isotpic composition from +8.8 to +23.3‰ with a mean ${\delta}^{18}O$ value of +16.0‰, relative to the SMOW, falling into the normal marine limestone range according to Keith and Weber (1964), and Degens and Epstein(1964). Carbon isotopic composition of limestones of the Great Limestone Series becomes progressively lighter from Pungchon limestone of middle Cambrian age to mid-Ordovician Maggol limestone, possibly due to change in depositional environment in the Taebaegsan basin. Variation in isotopic composition of limestones from Hwajeol to Dumugal formation offers the possibility or deposition in shallow sea environment, in which fresh waters were added in several stages. Janggun limestone of unknown age may be corelated with the Paleozoic limestones of Great Limestone Series as infered from the istopic composition ranging from -2.8 to + 0.7‰ of ${\delta}^{13}C$ and +13.4 to +22.4‰ of ${\delta}^{18}O$.

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Applied-mineralogical Study on the Mineral Facies and Characteristics of Domestic High-Ca Limestone (국내산 고품위 석회석의 광물상 및 광물특성에 관한 응용광물학적 연구)

  • Noh Jin Hwan;Oh Sung Jin;Kim Kyong Jin
    • Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.339-355
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    • 2004
  • Locality of domestic high-Ca limestones can be divided into three districts, i.e., (1) the Jecheon-Danyang area, (2) the Samcheok-Taebaek-Jungsun area, and (3) the Uljin-Andong area, in accordance with their geologic background and type of the deposits. Except for some crystalline limestones from the Jecheon-Danyang area, domestic high-Ca limestones were mostly recrystallized and Ca-enriched by the effects of hydrothermal alteration and/or thermal metamorphism. The lime-stones can be also divided into crystalline limestone type, marble type, micro- and mega-crystalline calcite types on the basis of their composition, crystallinity, and mineral facies. An applied-mineralogical characterization of the high-Ca limestones was done through the systematic analyses and tests for the limestones. The high-Ca limestones from the area (1), which are megascopic ally close to the original limestone in lithology, display lower whiteness, higher contents of CaO (51 ~ 54 wt.%), low crystallinity, and fine-grained texture. Two typical hydrothermal types of the high-Ca limestones from the area (2), i.e., micro- (mostly 0.2~0.3 mm) and mega-crystalline (2~15 em) calcite types, have comparatively higher whiteness and rather variable CaO contents (50~55 wt.%) with exhibiting quite different crystallinity each other. The micro-crystalline calcite type is especially dominant in this area, and has comparatively uniform crystallinity and homogeneous composition. Compared to these limestones, the high-Ca limestones from the area (3) show remarkable differences in grade and quality according to their types of deposit and occurrence. Based on these mineral characters and chemical composition, a possible scheme for industrial uses of the domestic high-Ca limestones was suggested.

Conodont Fauna and Its Paleoecology of the Middle Carboniferous System in Taebaek Area, Gangwon, Korea (강원도 태백 지역의 중기 석탄계의 코노돈트와 고생태)

  • Park, Soo-In;Oh, Jae-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.337-348
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    • 2000
  • The Middle Carboniferous Manhang and Geumcheon formations in Taebaek area consist of sandstones, shales, and limestones. The limestones of the formations contain abundant conodonts, fusulinids, crinoids, brachiopods, bryozoans, corals, etc. This study was carried out to investigate the microfacies of limestones and conodont faunas of the formations and to determine their paleoecology in detail. The limestones of the Manhang and Geumcheon formations of the study area consist of wackestone and packstone which are composed of crinoid fragments and other various fossil fragments. Some limestone beds of the Geumcheon Formation consist of only Chaetetes corals which indicate that the limestones deposited in a warm shallow sea. Conodonts found from limestones of the Manhang Formation are Neognathodus bothrops, N. medexultimus, Hindeodus minutus, Diplognathodus coloradoensis, D. edentulus, Idiognathodus delicatus, Streptognathodus elegantulus, and S. sp. And conodonts found from the limestones of the Geumcheon Formation are Neognathodus medexultimus, N. roundyi, N. dilatus, Gondolella bella, Diplognathodus coloradoensis, D. edentulus, Hindeodus minutus, Idiognathodus delicatus, and Streptognathodus elegantulus. Among these conodonts, Diplognathodus coloradoensis, D. edentulus, and Hindeodus minutu, are found generally from limestones which deposited in the shallow seas. According to the limestone facies and conodont faunas of the Manhang and Geumcheon formations of the study area, it can be concluded that the limestones of the formations deposited in the shallow sea.

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Characteristics of Various Grade Limestones in Samtaesan Formation (삼태산층 석회석의 품위별 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Long;Ahn, Young-Pil
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.262-268
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    • 1981
  • Experimental investigation has been carried out to study the characteristics of the various grade limestones in Samtaesan formation with the fundamental test (mineral compostion, thermal decomposition and etc.) and intrinsic reactivity test. It was shown that belite formation in low grade limestones is faster than high grade limestone, but alite formation has a contrary.

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A study on the Effects of Crystal Structure of Domestic High-Ca Limestones on the Grinding and Dissolution Rates in the Simulated Spray Type Absorption Tower (스프레이 모사 흡수탑에서 국내 고품위 석회석의 결정구조가 분쇄 및 용해도에 미치는 영향 연구)

  • Seo, Jun-Hyung;Baek, Chul-Seoung;Cho, Jin-Sang;Ahn, Ji-Whan;Cho, Kye-Hong
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.10-19
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    • 2017
  • It is studied the effect of crystal structure of domestic High-Ca limestones using absorbent for desulfurization on the grinding characteristics and dissolution rates in wet flue gas desulfurization process of domestic coal fired power plant. It compared the crystal structure, grinding work index and dissolution rates with 4 Limestones from Jecheon-Danyang with different crystal structure, and we found that grinding work index differ in crystal size and crystal structure of limestones : The lower the value of the grinding work index is, the higher the dissolution rates of limestones. Confirmed that we have important indicators of grinding characteristics for crystal structure with CaO content of limestones.

The Attrition and Calcination Characteristics of Domestic Limestones for In-Situ Desulfurization in Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers (순환유동층 로내 탈황을 위한 국내 석회석의 마모 및 소성 특성)

  • Kim, Ye Bin;Kang, Seo Yeong;Seo, Su Been;Keel, Sang In;Yun, Jin Han;Lee, See Hoon
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.57 no.5
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    • pp.687-694
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    • 2019
  • In order to investigate the behavior of limestones which have been usually used for in-situ desulfurization reaction in circulating fluidized bed combustors, the attrition characteristics and calcination reactions of domestic limestones were analyzed in this study by using a thermogravimetric analyzer and an ASTM D5757-95 attrition tester. The average size distribution of limestones in circulating fluidized bed boilers have to be changed due to the attrition of particle-particle and particle-reactor wall and the calcination reaction. Domestic limestones might be used in commercial circulating fluidized bed boilers, but the attrition behaviors and particle size changes of limestones were varied. In calcination experiments at $850^{\circ}C$, the calcination reaction were varied with limestone samples. The calcination reaction time increased with an increase of particle size. Also, fine particles generated the attrition test of calcined limestone was 20% higher than those generated the attrition test of original limestone.

Fusulinids from the Carboniferous strata in the Gangdong area of Samcheok coalfield, Korea

  • Lee, Chang-Zin;Kim, Jun-Ho;Lee, Sang-Min
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.27 no.7
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    • pp.768-777
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    • 2006
  • The goal of this study is to elucidate the fusulinid biostratigraphy of the Carboniferous limestones distributed in the Gangdong area of Samcheok coalfield, Korea. The Carboniferous strata of the study area mainly comprise alternaton of dark gray shale, dark gray and reddish sandstone, and gray limestone. The limestones consist mainly of wackestonepackstone containing various fossil fragments such as crinoid, coral, brachiopod, foraminifera, fusulinid, and bryozoa; this observation thus suggests that the study site was the shallow marine environments. A tital of 12 species belonging to 5 genera of fusulinids are identified from the limestones of the Gangdong geologic section: Ozawainella turgida Sheng, Ozawainella sp. A, Ozawainella magna Sheng, Pseudostaffella antiqua (Dutkevich), Pseudostaffella paracompressa Safonova, Pseudostaffella kimi Cheong, Pseudostaffella sp., Beedeina lanceolata (Lee and Chen), Beedeina samarica (Rauser-Chernoussova), Beedeina sp. A, Neostaffella sphaeroidea cuboides Rauser-Chernoussova, and Hanostaffella hanensis Cheong. Such fusulinids species were reported from the lower part of the Geumcheon Formation in Samcheok coalfield and the middle Moscovian stage in Eurasia. On the basis of the fusulinid biostratigraphic correlation of the Gangdong geologic sections (A) to (C), the limestone should be overlapped by faults and folds. Moreover the stratigraphic thickness of the limestone is thinner than the thickness of the limestone outcrop of the Gangdong geologic section. Therefore, the stratigraphic sequence of the Gangdong geologic section is represented as the Gangdong geologic section (A).

Structure and physical properties of Earth Crust material in the Middle of Korean Peninsula(2) : Comparison between elastic Velocity and point-load of core specimen of sedimentary rocks. (한반도 중부권 지각물질의 구조와 물성연구(2) : 퇴적암류 코아시료의 탄성파 속도와 점재하 강도 비교)

  • 송무영;황인선
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.21-37
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    • 1993
  • In order to investigate the correlation of sedimentary rock properties. specific gravity, porosity, water content, sonic wave velodty, and point4oad strength index of core samples of limestones, sandstones and shales were measured. The relationships between density and velocity show $V_p=16300d-38719.3,{\;}V_s1896.4d-29225.1$ of regression equation for sandstones and $Vp=4085d-10264.8,{\;}V_s=3519d-7841.3$ for shales and <$Vp=4085d^2-20747d+303,{\;}V_s=3899d^2-21442d+318$ for limestones. Seismic wave velocity of shales which have high density is lower than that of sandstones, and this seems to be an effect of bedding in shale. P-wave velocity and S-wave velocity of limestones, sandstones and shales show the linear relationships as a whole. The regression equations are respectively calculated V_s=0.26V_p+1041.6m/sec,{\;}V_s=0.43V_p+424.2m/sec,{\;}and{\;}Vs=0.51V_p+261.9m/sec$ and the correlation coefficients of the velocity show r= 0.86 in sandstones, r= 0.75 in limestones and r=0.86 in shales. According to the point4oad strength test for limestones, point4ord strength anisotropy was not so dear even though the specimens show generally the banded structure. Variations of dip angle of bedding whihin the range $30^{\circ}-60^{\circ}$ does not have much influence upon the diametral strength index and axial strength index. From the result of point load test, P-wave velocity increases with point4ord strength index but the regression equations are $V_p=98.5lI{s_d}+4082.1m/sec,{\;}V_p=106.41{s_a}+3954m/sec$ and their correlation coefficient is low.

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Characteristics and Distribution Pattern of Carbonate Rock Resources in Kangwon Area: The Middle Carboniferous Yobong Formation in the Northern Part of Yeongwoleup, Kangwon, Korea (강원 지역에 분포하는 석회석 자원의 특성과 부존환경: 영월읍 북부 지역의 중기 석탄기 요봉층을 중심으로)

  • Park, Soo-In;Lee, Hee-Kwon;Lee, Sang-Hun
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.583-594
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    • 2000
  • The Middle Carboniferous Yobong Formation with North-South trending is distributed in the Yeongheungri and Samokri of Yeongwoleup, Kangwon Province, Korea. A light gray thick and massive pure limestone is developed in the middle part of the Yobong Formation and it has been exploited for a long time. This study was carried out to investigate the lithological characteristics and geochemical compositions of the limestones and to figure out how geologic structures control the disribution of the limestones of the formation. The limestones of the Yobong formation are characterized by the fine and dense textures and the light gray to light brown in color. The limestones are composed of crinoid fragments, small foraminifers, fusulinids, gastropods, ostracods, etc. Based on the amount of grains and matrix, the Yobong Limestone can be classified as fine packstones and wackestones. The chemical analysis of limestones of the Yobong Formation was carried out to measure the contents of CaO, MgO, Al$_2$O$_3$, Fe$_2$O$_3$ and SiO$_2$. The content of CaO ranges from 48.12 to 59.31% and its average is about 54.52%. The average content of MgO is about 0.32% and the coutents of Al$_2$O$_3$, Fe$_2$O$_3$ and SiO$_2$ are relatively low. The amounts of Al$_2$O$_3$, Fe$_2$O$_3$ and SiO$_2$ of the limestones vary according to the kinds of limestone and their stratigraphical horizons in the formation. Generally, the CaO content of the limestones of the Yobong Formation decreases towards the top of the formation. Using geometric and structural analysis, we determined five progressively overprinted phases of deformation recorded in the study area. The anticline and syncline formed during the first and fourth deformation had controlled the distribution pattern of the Yobong Limestone of the Yobong Formation. The structures of deformation D$_1$ consist of F$_1$ isoclinal folds and foliations. The D$_2$ deformation had formed the isoclinal interstratal F$_2$ folds and axial plane cleavages which are locally developed within mudstones. The structural elements of deformation D$_3$ are axial plane cleavages associated with recumbent F$_3$ folds. These structures are overprinted by meso-scale and regional F$_4$ folds which are regionally dominant. Finally, the structures of D$_5$ consist of the thrust faults and folds associated with the thrust faults.

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