• 자원환경지질
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.133-146
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• 1986

Primary uraninite and secondary uranium minerals such as torbernite, metatorbernite, tyuyamunite, metatyuyamunite, autunite and metaautunite have been identified from various types of uranium ores. Uranium minerals occur as accessory minerals in both the primary and secondary ores. Low·grade uranium ores consist of various kinds of primary and secondary minerals. Major constituent minerals of primary uranium ores are graphite. quartz. Ba-feldspar and sericite/muscovite, and accessories are calcite, chlorite, fluorapatite, barite, diopside, sphene, rutile, biotite, laumontite, heulandite, pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite, and secondary minerals consist of kaolinite, gypsum and goethite. Uraninite grains occur as microscopic very fine-grained anhedral to euhedral disseminated particles in the graphitic matrix, showing well·stratified or zonal distribution of uranium on auto-radiographs of low-grade uranium ores. Some uraninite grains are closely associated with very fine-grained pyrite aggregates, showing an elliptical form parallel to the schistosity. Some uraninite grains include extremely fine-grained pyrite particle. Sphalerite and pyrite are often associated with uraninite in graphite-fluorapatite nodule. The size of uraninite is $2{\mu}m$ to $20{\mu}m$ in diameter. Low-grade uranium ores are classified into 5 types on the basis of geometrical pattern of mineralization. They are massive, banded, nodular, quartz or sulfide veinlet-rich and cavity filling types. Well-developed alternation of uranium-rich and uranium-poor layers, concentric distribution of uranium in graphite-fluorapatite nodule and geopetal fabrics due to the load cast of the nodule suggest that the uranium was originally deposited syngenetically. Uraninite crystals might have been formed from organo-uranium complex during diagenesis and recrystallized by metamorphism. Secondary uranium minerals such as torbernite, tyuyamunite and autunite have been formed by supergene leaching of primary ores and subsequent crystallization in cavities.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2015

약학 분야에서 점토광물은 점토광물 자체의 약리작용을 확인하고 원료의약품으로 활용하거나 희석제, 유화제, 점증제, 활택제 등 의약품 제형의 완성도를 높이는 첨가제로서 사용되고 있다. 벤토나이트(Bentonite), 카올린(Kaolin), 규산알루민산마그네슘(Magnesium aluminum silicate), 탤크(Talc) 등은 원료의약품 혹은 첨가제로서 활용 가능한 대표적인 점토 광물로 국내외 의약품 공정서에 수재되어 있고, 약학적 활용시 의약품등급으로 규제되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 공정서에 수재된 점토 광물을 중심으로 공정서의 규격을 확인하고, 점토광물의 특성 및 원료의약품 혹은 의약품 첨가제로서의 점토 광물에 대한 활용 사례를 소개하고자 한다. 결론적으로 점토광물을 제약산업에 활용하는 것은 점토광물의 고부가가치화를 위한 한 가지 방법이 될 수 있으며, 자원의 개발 및 활용이라는 측면에서 매우 유용할 것이라 사료된다.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2002

지하수 중 우라늄이 높은 농도로 포함되어 있는 대보화강암 지역의 대수층구간에서 회수된 시추 코아에서 우라늄광물의 산출과 존재형태를 연구하였다. 우라늄광물은 일차적 기원으로 산출되며, 저어콘, 모나자이트, 제노타임 등과 같은 부성분 광물 내에 함유되는데 대부분 미량성분이나 포획물로 들어있다. 우라늄 광물은 $1~2mu$m 이하의 미림질의 결정으로 산출되므로 후방산란 전자영상(BSE)으로서도 구분이 매우 어렵다. 우라늄 광물을 포함하는 부성분 광물에서 이들이 빠져나간 용해동공이나 용해조직이 흔하게 관찰되는 것으로 보아 이들은 부분적으로 지하수로 용해되어 빠져나간 것으로 판단된다. 모암내의 우라늄함량과 지하수중 우라늄의 함량이 서로 별다른 관련성을 보이지 않는 사실은 우라늄광물이 용해될 수 있는 수리화학적 환경 외에도 우라늄 광물의 산출특징과 존재형태도 중요한 요소임을 지시해 준다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.189-204
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• 1982

The Geodo mine is located in the southern limb of the Hambaeg syncline. Geology of the area consists of Paleozoic-Mesozoic sedimentary Rocks and Cretaceous igneous rocks. The important igneous rocks presumably related to skarnization and ore mineralization in the area, are the early granodiorite and the late porphyritic granodiorite. Two mineralogical types of ore deposits are recognized in the area. They are the Fe-Cu deposits in the Myobong formation and the Au-Bi-Cu deposits in the Hwajeol formation. Contact metamorphism due to granodiorite intrusion includes hornfelsization, exoskarnization and endoskarnization. Wall-rock alterations related to the Fe mineralization are grouped into the hydrothermal replacement skarnization and the hydrothermal filling skarnization. Another hydrothermal alteration is associated with the Cu mineralization. Various mineralogical analyses have been applied for the identification of minerals. They include optical microscopy, chemical analysis, etching test, X-ray diffraction, and infrared absorption spectroscopic analyses. The ore minerals in these ore deposits are classified into two groups;hypogene and supergene minerals. Hypogene minerals consist of magnetite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and chalcocite. Supergene minerals consist of chalcocite, bornite, and geothite. Ore minerals show various kinds of ore texture: open-space filling, exsolution, replacement, and cementation texture. The gangue minerals consist of quartz, diopside, epidote, garnet and plagioclase in the hornfelsic zone, garnet, diopside, scapolite, actinolite, sericite, chlorite, quartz, and calcite in the skarn zone, and, epidote, chlorite, sericite, quartz, and calcite in the late hydrothermal alteration zone. This study shows that the Fe-Cu deposits are of metasomatic pipe type with the later hydrothermal fillings, and the Au-Bi-Cu deposits are of hydrothermal fissure-filling type. The mineralization is probably related to the intrusion of porphyritic granite.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2011

우량 나물콩 품종 육성을 위한 자료로 활용하고자 시판 콩나물 및 장려품종 나물콩으로 재배된 콩나물을 사용하여 콩나물의 무기이온 함량과 비타민 함량을 분석하였다. 1. 콩나물의 무기이온 함량은 K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu의 순으로 많이 함유되어 있었으며, 콩나물을 자엽과 배축으로 분리하여 함량을 분석한 결과 자엽에서의 무기이온 함량은 전체 콩나물과 같은 양상으로 축적되어 있었으나 배축에서는 다른 경향을 나타내었다. 2. 뜨거운 물에 콩나물을 데칠 경우 많은 양의 무기이온이 물로 용출되며 특히 K의 함량 감소가 컸다. 3. 콩나물의 비타민 C 함량은 품종에 따라 변이가 있었으며, 콩나물을 열처리할 경우 비타민 C는 급속하게 감소되었다. 4. 콩나물에서의 비타민 B군(niacine, thiamin, pyridoxin)은 품종별로 함량 차이가 있었으며 대부분 자엽부위에 축적되어 있었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.497-502
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• 2006

Recently, many attention have been focused on illite as a material for the well-being industry. Illite contains various kinds of iron bearing materials and they restrict their usage. In this study, Fe impurities in the illite produced in Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do were characterized and their removal experiments were performed. According to the characterization of illite raw ore, it contained 1.54 wt.%$Fe_2O_3$ due to the existence of iron oxide($Fe_2O_3$) and pyrite($FeS_2$). The raw ore was crushed into 3 mm or less using cone crusher and then ground by rod mill for the liberation of impurity mineral. For the removal of iron bearing minerals, an acid treatment, a flotation, a magnetic separation, and a flotation combined with magnetic separator were performed respectively. When the illite raw ore was treated with magnetic separation and various kinds of acid, 1.54wt.%. $Fe_2O_3$ content was reduced to 0.78 and 1.0 wt.%, respectively. On the other hand $Fe_2O_3$ content was reduced to be 0.52 wt.% after flotation. These results indicate that iron bearing minerals cannot be reduced below 0.3wt.%$Fe_2O_3$. However, combination of magnetic separation and flotation enable us to get 0.24wt.% of illite concentrate. It is concluded that, for the refinement of illite from Yeongdong-gun, the flotation combined with magnetic separation is good for high purity illite.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1871-1880
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• 2016

Bio-oxidation is an effective technology for treatment of refractory gold concentrates. However, the unsatisfactory oxidation rate and long residence time, which cause a lower cyanide leaching rate and gold recovery, are key factors that restrict the application of traditional bio-oxidation technology. In this study, the oxidation rate of refractory gold concentrates and the adaption of microorganisms were analyzed to evaluate a newly developed two-step pretreatment process, which includes a high temperature chemical oxidation step and a subsequent bio-oxidation step. The oxidation rate and recovery rate of gold were improved significantly after the two-step process. The results showed that the highest oxidation rate of sulfide sulfur could reach to 99.01 % with an extreme thermophile microbial community when the pulp density was 5%. Accordingly, the recovery rate of gold was elevated to 92.51%. Meanwhile, the results revealed that moderate thermophiles performed better than acidophilic mesophiles and extreme thermophiles, whose oxidation rates declined drastically when the pulp density was increased to 10% and 15%. The oxidation rates of sulfide sulfur with moderate thermophiles were 93.94% and 65.73% when the pulp density was increased to 10% and 15%, respectively. All these results indicated that the two-step pretreatment increased the oxidation rate of refractory gold concentrates and is a potential technology to pretreat the refractory sample. Meanwhile, owing to the sensitivity of the microbial community under different pulp density levels, the optimization of microbial community in bio-oxidation is necessary in industry.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.519-525
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• 1995

Recently, there have been several cases of serious accidents on concrete structure resulting from rapid deterioration of concrete strength. On the view point of long term stability of concrete, deterioration of concrete strength is mostly due to chemical reaction between alkali and reactive aggregates (alkali-aggreagte reaction; AAR) in concrete rather than a problem of execution. For long-term stability of concrete, concrete aggregates must be carefully selected. Some of rocks used for concrete aggregates contain deleterious minerals reactive to alkali components in concrete. Most of AAR result from chemical reaction between alkali components and reactive silica minerals in aggregates (so called alkali-silica reaction; ASR). The silica minerals are as follows; quartz with seriously distorted lattice structure, volcanic glass, chalcedony, opal, cristobalite, tridymite, etc. ASR may cause expansion and cracks, further collapse in concrete structure, in a few years. In case of crushed aggregates, only a part of rock mass without reactive minerals must be produced in aggregates mine after thorough examination of the distribution of rocks with reactive minerals. In case of natural aggregates, the total content of reactive minerals must be calculated, if, the content is more than 20%, the rate should be lower by mixing other non-reactive crushed- or natural aggregates. If it is obliged to use concrete aggregates all containing deleterious minerals in a discrete area, they must be used with low alkali cement Even if it is low quality in the chemical properties, aggregates with suitable range in the physical properties can be utilized as the aggregate of other purposes.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.218-223
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• 2005

본 연구는 단층 파쇄대에 발달되어 있는 점토광물의 종류 및 함유량과 전기비저항의 관계를 밝히기 위해서 실제 암석대신 특별히 제작한 한천 공시체를 이용하여 점토광물의 함유량을 변화시키면서 전기비저항을 측정하고, 그 결과로부터 한천 공시체의 점토광물의 종류 및 함유량과 전기비저항과의 관계에 대해서 고찰하였다. 실험에 있어서 한천 공시체에 함유시킨 점토광물은 Kaolinite와 Montmorillonite의 두 종류이며, 동일 공시체를 이용하여 점토 함유량을 $0\~40\%$까지 조금씩 증가시키면서 전기비저항을 측정했다. 그 결과 공시체에 두 종류의 점토함유량이 증가할수록 전기비저항은 낮아지고 있으나, 같은 점토함유량에 있어서는 Kaolinite보다 Montmorillonite가 공시체의 전기비저항을 훨씬 저하시키고 있음을 알았다. 또한 공시체의 전기비저항과 점토함유량과의 상관성을 구한 결과 0.89로 높게 나타났으며, 측정결과를 이용하여 점토광물의 함유량과 전기비저항과의 관계식을 제안할 수 있었다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.155-166
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• 2023

COVID-19를 겪으면서 광물자원의 공급망 관리 중요성이 극대화되었다. 특히 수요 및 공급 관리가 어려운 광물자원은 우리나라가 적극적으로 추진하고 있는 소재부품산업의 원료확보 차원에서 공급망 관리가 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 광종별로 글로벌 공급위험과 공급위험 발생시 국내 경제적 영향의 유·무형 요인을 정량화하고 위험상태 행렬(criticality matrix-criticality level)을 이용하는 핵심광물을 선정하는 체계를 수립하고 평가를 수행하였다. 독과점성, 생산국가 불안정성, 사회환경정책 규제성, 수입 불안정성, 리스크 대응력, 시장규모, 시장 확장성, 경제적 중요성 등을 평가항목으로 하였다. 국내 신성장 사업에 활용되는 40여종의 광물을 평가하여 15종(Li, Pt, Co, V, REE, Mg, Mo, Cr, Ti, W, C, Ni, Al, Mn, Si)을 핵심광물로 선정하였다. 해당 결과는 자원안보 강화를 위한 정책 수립과 기업의 원료 포트폴리오 구성을 위한 의사결정 등에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.