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Magnetic Characteristics of TA19-1 and TA19-2 Seamounts in the Lau Basin, the South Western Pacific

남서태평양 라우분지 TA19-1 해산과 TA19-2 해산의 지자기 특성 연구

  • Kim, Chang Hwan (Dokdo Research Center, East Sea Research Institute, Korea Institute Of Ocean Science & Technology)
  • 김창환 (한국해양과학기술원 동해연구소 독도전문연구센터)
  • Received : 2014.04.07
  • Accepted : 2014.05.23
  • Published : 2014.08.28
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Abstract

We conducted the geophysical survey of possible hydrothermal vent sites at 2009, in the Lau Basin, the south western Pacific and analyzed the magnetic characteristics of TA19-1 and TA19-2 seamounts. TA19-1 is a cone-shaped seamount with a caldera summit. TA19-2 seamount is bigger and shows more complicated topography than TA19-1 seamount. TA19-2 has a large caldera, a summit in the west side of the caldera and several crests. Simple dipole anomalies with a high over the north and a low over the south occur in TA19-1 seamount. High magnetic anomalies are located in the northern flank and the summit of TA19-2 seamount and low anomalies around the summit and the caldera. The results of bathymetry and magnetic data suggest that TA19-2 seamount might have more complicated magmatic process than TA19-1. Low magnetization zones are located over the summit, the calderas and the caldera rims. The magnetization lows indicate that submarine hydrothermal vents, along faults and fracture zones, could have caused an alteration of magnetic minerals. The magnetization highs over the summit and the calderas might have been related with later magmatisms like volcanic sills, intrusions.

한국해양과학기술원에서는 심해열수광상탐사를 위하여 2009년에 남서태평양 라우분지의 열수광상유망지역에 대하여 지구물리조사를 실시하였다. 그 중 TA19-1 해산과 TA19-2 해산에 대한 해상자력탐사 결과를 이용하여 이 해산들의 지자기 특성을 분석하였다. TA19-1 해산은 단순한 1개의 원추형 형태로 정상부는 함몰된 칼데라를 가진다. TA19-2 해산은 TA19-1 해산에 비해 규모가 크고 대규모 함몰대를 가진 칼데라가 나타나고, 칼데라 서쪽으로 정상부가 나타나며 능선들도 여러개 존재하는 형태로서 TA19-1 해산에 비해 복잡한 해저지형을 가지고 있다. TA19-1 해산의 자기이상은 정상부를 중심으로 북쪽에는 고이상대가 남쪽에는 저이상대가 나타나는 단순 쌍극자 이상 형태로 분포하고 있다. TA19-2 해산의 자기이상은 해산 북쪽 사면에 고이상대들이 위치하고 있고, 칼데라 서쪽에 위치한 정상부를 중심으로 고이상대가 나타나고 그 주변 및 칼데라 주위로 저이상대가 분포하며 TA19-1 해산에 비교하여 복잡한 형태의 자기이상을 나타낸다. 해저지형, 지자기 자료의 결과는 TA19-2 해산이 TA19-1 해산에 비해 복잡한 화산활동의 결과로 형성되었다는 것을 지시한다. 열수분출대의 가능성이 높은 저자화이상대들은 주로 해산의 정상부 및 칼데라와 칼데라 주변부에 주로 나타나는데 이는 단층 및 균열 등에 따른 열수 분출에 의한 암석 변질의 영향 등으로 판단되며, 정상부와 칼데라 내에 나타나는 높은 고자화대는 volcanic sill, intrusion 등 후기 화성활동과 연관성이 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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