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Electrical Resistivity Monitoring of Gas Hydrate Formation (가스하이드레이트 형성 과정의 비저항 모니터링)

  • Lee, J.Y.;Lee, J.H.;Lee, D.S.;Lee, W.S.;Kim, S.J.;Huh, D.G.;Kim, H.T.
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.186-187
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    • 2008
  • Electrical resistivity in hydrate-bearing sediments is sensitive to porosity, gas hydrate saturation, gas content, pore fluid composition, and temperature, so electrical measurements such as well logs and electromagnetic surveys have been used to explore gas hydrate-bearing formation. The high pressure tomography cell is designed considering the effect of electrode configuration and electrical shielding on tomography measurements and the safety. The evolution of electrical conductivity during $CO_2$ hydrate formation and dissociation reflects the combined effects of concurrent changes that include ionization of dissolved $CO_2$, temperature-dependent ionic mobility, changes in the degree of saturation, ion exclusion, surface conduction, and porosity changes. Measurements during hydrate formation and dissociation require careful analysis to properly interpret signatures, in particular when out-of plane conductivity anomalies prevail.

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Correlation analysis between Engineering properties and mineralogy of clay sediments in New Busan Port area of the estuary of the Nakdong River (낙동강 유역 신항만부지 지역 점토 퇴적물의 광물조성과 토질특성의 상관성)

  • Lee, Son-Kap;Hwang, Jin-Yun;Chung, Seong-Gyo;Kim, Sung-Wook
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2004.03b
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    • pp.483-490
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    • 2004
  • Nakdong River Plain and its adjoining sea arc unusually covered by very thick soft clay sediments which were caned Pusan clays, sometimes reaching 40-70m. Since early 1990s a large number of geotechnical investigations have been carried out for land reclamation works in the area, including Busan city and its neighboring cities. Nevertheless, geotechnical engineers have paid little attention to studying geological characteristics on the clays, except some researches related to mineralogy, geo-chemistry, benthic foraminiferal fauna etc. The purpose of reserach is the knowledge of the correlation between engineering properties and mineralogy of clay sediments. The correlation analysis carry out multiple regression that have independent variables (Engineering properties) and dependent variables (mineralogy, geochemistry). Engineering properties of clay are correlated with the mineral compositions and geochemical characteristics. The result of the analysis is Wn = -0,6Feldspar + 1.1pH + 0.01TDS + 27.5, Ip = 0.36Clay + 1.44Vermiculite + 0.94clay mineral - 22.118, PI. = 0.005TDS - 0.31Feldspar + 22.43, eo = 0.02Vermiculite - 0.01Quartz + TDS + 0.93, ${\nu}$t = 0.009Quartz - 0.06Conductivity + 1.67, E50 = 1.94Vermicuhte - 0.96Kaohnite -0.53silt + 49.64, SR = -0.25Kaolinite + 1.5pH -2.3Conductivity, Cc = 0.03pH + TDS -0.2, LL = 0.5Clay + 1.3Vermiculite + 5.5Conductivity + 0.8Caly mineral -20.48

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Magnetic Mineralogy in Palaeomagnetism (고자기학(古磁氣學)연구를 위한 자성광물론(磁性鑛物論))

  • Kim, In-Soo
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.223-243
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    • 1983
  • palaeomagnetism is a major implement to define tectonic provinces and to estimate their past relative position quantitatively. In this sort of investigation it is tacitly assumed that the magnetization of the rocks under study was acquired at the time of their formation. However, because of the possibility of secondary alteration and/or replacement of magnetic minerals, this assumption is not always legitimate. To secure reliable palaeomagnetic data it is therefore fundamental to identify the carrier mineral of magnetization. This paper reviews magnetic mineralogy relevant to palaeomagnetism of terrestrial rocks. Under the heading of each mineral its genesis, crystal structure, magnetic properties, criteria for ore microscopic determination and secondary alteration are summerized. This paper should also be helpful in application of magnetic mineralogy to geothermometry and oxygen barometry in igneous petrology, diagenesis and provenance study in sedimentary petrology, metamorphic temperature determination and genesis study of ore deposits.

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Microstructure, mineralogy and physical properties: techniques and application to the Pusan Clay

  • Locat, Jacques;Tanaka, Hiroyuki
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1999.11b
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    • pp.15-31
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    • 1999
  • The Pusan Clay is analyzed hereafter from a point of view of mineralogy and microstructure. Results indicate that the Pusan Clay is basically illitic in nature and that the soil microstructure reveals some characteristics which could be responsible for its brittle behavior as observed from sample disturbance. The overall analysis would tend to consider that the Pusan Clay profile analyzed here shows mechanical properties similar to well structured soils or so-called cemented soils.

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Single-Particle Mineralogy and Mixing State of Asian Dust, Spring, 2009 (2009년 봄철 황사 단일 입자의 광물학 몇 혼합상태)

  • Jeong, Gi-Young;Choi, Ho-Jeong;Kwon, Seok-Ki
    • Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.225-234
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    • 2011
  • The mineralogy and mixing state were investigated by the high resolution scanning electron microscopy combined with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis on particles of the total suspended solid (TSP) samples collected during the Asian dust event, spring, 2009. Relatively large particles were dominated by quartz, plagioclase, K-feldspar, amphibole, biotite, muscovite, chlorite, and calcite. Clay minerals usually occur as thin coatings on the coarse minerals or as aggregates. Calcite nanofibers are often admixed with clay platelets in the clay coatings and aggregates. Dust particles were classified on the basis of their main minerals. The single-particle mineralogy and mixing state of the TSP sample are consistent with those of $PM_{10}$ samples in previous studies.

부산 녹산-가덕도 지역에 분포하는 점토퇴적물의 광물조성과 공학적 특성에 대한 비교연구

  • 이선갑;황진연;정성교;김성욱;김국락
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.107-111
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    • 2003
  • Estuary of Nakdong river area is composed of unconsolidated sediments including clays that are deposited varying from 40 to 70m thick. The purpose of research is the knowledge of the correlation between engineering properties and mineralogy of clay sediments. The correlation analysis carry out multiple regression that have independent variables (Engineering properties) and dependent variables (mineralogy, geochemistry). Engineering properties of clay are correlated with the mineral compositions and geochemical characteristics. The result of the analysis is Wn=-0.6 Feldspar + 1.1 pH + 0.01 TDS + 27.5, Ip=0.36 Clay + 1.44 Vermiculite + 0.94 clay mineral-22.88, P$_{L}$=0.005 TDS - 0.31 Feldspar + 22.43, e$_{o}$=0.02 Vermiculite - 0.01 Quartz + TDS + 0.93, E$_{50}$=1.94 Vermiculite-0.96 Kaolinite -0.53 silt + 49.64, SR=-0.25 Kaolinite + 1.5 pH - 2.3 Conductivity, CC = 0.03 pH + TDS - 0.2, LL = 0.5 Clay + 1.3 Vermiculite + 5.5 Conductivity + 0.8 Caly mineral-20.4.4.4.4

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Application of Computational Mineralogy to Studies of Hydroxyls in Clay Minerals (전산광물학을 이용한 점토광물 내의 수산기 연구 가능성)

  • Chae, Jin-Ung;Kwon, Kideok D.
    • Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.271-281
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    • 2014
  • The physicochemical properties of clay minerals have been investigated at the atomistic to nano scale. The microscopic studies are often challenging to perform by using experimental approaches alone. In particular, hydroxyl groups of octahedral sheets in 2:1 clay minerals have been hypothesized to impact the sorption process of metal cations; however, X-ray based techniques alone, a common tool for mineral structure examination, cannot properly test the hypothesis. The current study has examined whether computational mineralogy techniques can be applied to examine the hydroxyl structures of clay minerals. Based on quantum-mechanics and molecular-mechanics computational methods, geometry optimizations were carried out for representative dioctahedral and trioctahedral phyllosilicate minerals. Both methods well reproduced the experimental lattice parameters; however, for structural distortion occurring in the tetrahedral or octahedral sheets, molecular mechanics showed significant deviations from experimental data. The orientation angle of the hydroxyl with respect to (001) basal plane is determined by the balance of repulsion between the hydroxyl proton and Si cations of tetrahedral sites; the quantum-mechanics method predicted $25-26^{\circ}$ for the angle, whereas the angle predicted by the molecular-mechanics method was much higher by $10^{\circ}$ (i.e., $35^{\circ}$). These results demonstrate that computational mineralogy techniques are a reliable tool for clay mineral studies and can be used to further elucidate the roles of hydroxyls in metal sorption process.

Influence of gradation on shear strength and volume change behavior of silty sands

  • Monkul, Mehmet Murat
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.5 no.5
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    • pp.401-417
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    • 2013
  • The results of an experimental program regarding the effects of gradation on shear strength and volume change behavior of silty sands are presented. Consolidated drained direct shear tests were performed on two clean base sands and twelve silty sands obtained by mixing those base sands with two different non-plastic silts at various fines contents (${\leq}$ 25%). Drained shear strengths were observed to be not significantly influenced by either base sand gradation or silt gradation or fines content for the studied range. Increasing fines content has increased the volumetric contraction of specimens at similar void ratio. However, the amount of increase in volumetric contraction of silty sands were found to be affected by silt gradation when other influencing factors such as fines content, base sand gradation and mineralogy were kept the same. Moreover, the amount of increase in volumetric contraction of silty sands were also found to be affected by base sand gradation when other influencing factors such as fines content, silt gradation and mineralogy were kept the same.