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Mineral Distribution in the Southeastern Yellow Sea Surface Sediments; KORDI Cruise Samples in 2010

황해 남동부 표층 해양 퇴적물의 광물 분포; 2010년 한국해양연구원 탐사 시료

  • Cho, Hyen-Goo (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Soon-Oh (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Yi, Hi-Il (Marine Geoenvironment Research Division, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institutes) ;
  • Shin, Kyung-Hoon (Department of Environmental Marine Sciences, Hanyang University)
  • 조현구 (경상대학교 지구환경과학과 및 기초과학연구소) ;
  • 김순오 (경상대학교 지구환경과학과 및 기초과학연구소) ;
  • 이희일 (한국해양연구원 해양환경특성연구사업단) ;
  • 신경훈 (한양대학교 해양환경과학)
  • Received : 2011.08.26
  • Accepted : 2011.09.22
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

Mineral compositions of 69 southeastern Yellow Sea surface sediments collected at the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) cruise in 2010, were determined using the quantitative X-ray diffraction analysis. Southeastern Yellow Sea surface sediments are composed of major minerals (quartz 49.1%, plagioclase 13.0% and alkali feldspar 9.3%), clay minerals, calcite, and aragonite. Illite (9.4%) is the most abundant clay mineral, chlorite (4.6%) is the second, and kaolinite (0.8%) is few. Quartz and alkali feldspar contents are high in coarse-grained sediments, whereas amphibole and clay mineral contents are high in fine-grained sediments. Quartz, plagioclase, alkali feldspar, chlorite, and kaolinite contents are higher, and illite content is lower in mud zone 1 corresponding to south margin of Central Yellow Sea Mud than in mud zone 2, a part of Southeastern Yellow Sea Mud. Difference of mineral composition between two mud zone suggests that source of fine sediment may be different in two mud zone and Southeastern Yellow Sea Mud might be largely supplied from the Keum and Youngsan rivers in southern part of the west coast in the Korean Peninsula.

2010년 해양연구원의 황해 남동부 탐사에서 채취된 67개 표층 퇴적물 시료에 대하여 정량X선 회절분석법을 이용하여 광물조성을 구하였다. 황해 표층 퇴적물은 주구성광물(석영 49.1%, 사장석 13.0%, 알카리 정석 9.3%), 정토광불, 방해석 빛 아라고나이트 등으로 구성되어 있다. 점토광물 중에는 일라이트(9.4%)가 가장 않고, 녹니석(4.6%) 이 두 번째로 많으며, 카올리나이트(0.8%)는 매우 소량 들어 있다. 석영과 알카리장석은 조립질 퇴적물, 각섬석과 점토광물들은 세립질 퇴적물에 농집되는 경향을 나타낸다. 석영, 사장석, 알카라장석, 녹니석 및 카올리나이트 함량은 황해 중앙 니질대의 남단에 해당되는 니질대 1에서 높고, 일라이트 함량은 황해 남동 니질대의 일부인 니질대 2에서 높다. 이와 같은 구성광물의 차이는 세립질 퇴적물의 근원지가 다름을 시사하며, 황해 남동 니질대는 주로 한반도 서해안의 금강과 영산강으로부터 운반되었을 것으로 판단된다.

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Grant : 동북아해 퇴적물내 일라이트의 특성연구

Supported by : 한국해양연구원

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