The Study on Geology and Volcanism in Jeju Island (II): Petrochemistry and $^{40}Ar/^{39}Ar$ Absolute Ages of the Volcanic Rocks in Gapado-Marado, Jeju Island

제주도의 지질과 화산활동에 관한 연구 (II): 가파도와 마라도 화산암류의 암석화학 및 $^{40}Ar/^{39}Ar$ 절대연대

  • Koh, Gi-Won (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Institute of Environmental Resources Research, Department of Water Industry Promotion) ;
  • Park, Jun-Beom (US Army Corps of Engineers Far East District, Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering Branch)
  • 고기원 (제주특별자치도 환경자원연구원 물산업육성부) ;
  • 박준범 (미육군극동공병단 지반환경공학부)
  • Published : 2010.02.28

Abstract

We report petrologic characteristics including $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ absolute ages of the subsurface lavas recovered from borehole cores in two islets, Marado and Gapado, off the southwestern coast of Jeju in southernmost Korea and discuss on the volcanism in the region. The lavas in Gapado are apparently divided into one unit with bright colored, aphanitic texture and sheet jointed, and another unit with dark colored and massive. The outcrops often show differentially weathered pattern due to textural difference. While, the lavas in Marado have vesicular and glomerporphyric texture, even though each lava flow unit in Marado has slight unique texture with variation of vesicularity and phenocrysts. The chemical composition of rock core samples from Gapa borehole and Mara borehole shows that the lavas from Gapado and Marado are classified into basaltic trachyandesite($SiO_2$ 52.6-53.6 wt%, $Na_2O+K_2O$ 7.3-7.5 wt%) and tholeiitic andesite($SiO_2$ 51.7-52.8 wt%, $Na_2O+K_2O$ 3.6-4.1 wt%), respectively. The measured $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ plateau ages range from $824{\pm}32\;Ka$(MSL -69 m) to $758{\pm}\;Ka$(MSL 19 m) for core samples of Gapa borehole and $259{\pm}168\;Ka$(MSL -26 m) for a core sample of Mara borehole, respectively. The absolute age of Gapado basaltic trachyandesite is well correlated with that of Sanbangsan trachyte(Won et al., 1986). Meanwhile, the age of a sample in Marado has $259{\pm}168\;Ka$(MSL -26 m) with poor plateau age formation and high error range. We report the data in caution but the rock composition and absolute age of Marado tholeiitic andesite are relatively correlated with those of lava units from Duksu and Sangmo-2 boreholes, indicating the volcanism during 260-150 Ka. On the basis of interpretation of occurrences of exposed and subsurface volcanic rocks of the study area, stratigraphic relationship with adjacent borehole cores and the bathymetry chart of surrounding area, it indicates that the lavas in Gapado were formed around 800 Ka during relatively early stage of volcanic activity in Jeju Island. Meanwhile, Marado may have originated around 260-150 Ka during relatively young stage of volcanism in Jeju Island. It is inferred that the volcanisms have originated in land and these islets were individual ancient volcanoes. The apparent topography has been re-shaped by tidal erosion due to transgression.

이 연구는 한반도 최남단에 위치한 가파도와 마라도를 구성하는 용암류에 대한 $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ 절대연대 자료를 포함한 암석학적 특징을 보고하고 그 화산활동에 대해 고찰한다. 가파도의 용암류는 판상절리가 발달되어 있고 담황색 내지 담회색을 띠는 비현정질 부분과 진회색의 괴상질 부분으로 구분되는데, 암질에 따라 차별적 풍화 침식을 받았다. 한편, 마라도의 용암류는 비록 용암단위별로 그 조직이 미약한 차이를 가지지만, 주로 다공질 혹은 취반상 조직의 용암류이다. 시추코어의 지화학 자료는 가파공의 경우 현무암질 조면안산암($SiO_2$ 52.6-53.6 wt%, $Na_2O+K_2O$ 7.3-7.5 wt%)이, 마라공은 솔리아이트질 안산암($SiO_2$ 51.7-52.8 wt%, $Na_2O+K_2O$ 3.6-4.1 wt%)으로 구성되어 있음을 지시한다. 가파도 암류의 $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ 절대연대는 $824{\pm}32\;Ka$에서 $758{\pm}9\;Ka$로서, 인접한 산방산 조면암(Won et al., 1986)에 대비된다. 한편, 마라도의 것은 $259{\pm}168\;Ka$서, 비록 오차 범위가 넓어 정확한 연대를 제시하지는 못하지만 인접한 덕수공과 상모2호공에서의 암석 성분과 연대 관계를 고려하면 260-150 Ka기간 동안에 형성되었을 것으로 추정된다. 용암류의 산상, 인접 시추공과의 대비 및 해수면하의 지형을 고려하면, 제주도 남서부 지역에서 가파도는 산방산 조면암의 분출시기와 유사한 시기에 화산활동으로 한편, 마라도는 이후 260-150 Ka기간 동안 화산활동에 의해 각각 육상 환경에서 독립된 화산체를 이루었으며, 이후 해침에 의해 침식이 많이 진행되어 현재의 형태를 이루었음을 지시한다.

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