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Paleostress Inferred from Calcite Twins in the Pungchon Limestone, Joseon Supergroup

조선누층군 풍촌석회암 방해석 쌍정에서 유추된 고응력장

Seong-Seung Kang1
,
Bo-An Jang2*
강 성승1
,
장 보안2*
1Professor, Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, Chosun University
2Professor, Department of Geophysics, Kangwon National University
1조선대학교 에너지자원공학과 교수
2강원대학교 지구물리학과 교수
*Corresponding Author
31 March 2022. pp. 13-26
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Abstract

Calcite twins were analyzed in six oriented samples of the Pungchon limestone, Joseon Supergroup, to reconstruct the paleostress field. The orientations of c-axis of calcite and e twin plane were measured along with the average thickness and numbers of twins, and the widths of calcite grains. Twin strain, mean width, and intensity of twinning, and the relative magnitude and orientations of principal stresses were calculated using Calcite Strain Gauge program. Twin strain, mean width, and intensity of twinning showed ranges of 1.09-15.36%, 0.53-3.72 µm and 21.0-53.1 twim/mm, respectively. Metamorphic temperatures calculated from the twins were 170-200°C, indicating that the twins developed after the Pungchon limestone was uplifted to at least half of the maximum burial depth. Results for five of the samples indicate that the calcite twins formed during two events with principal stress axes of different orientations, while the remaining sample recorded only one event that produced calcite twins. The axis of maximum compressive stress was oriented mainly WNW-ESE to ENE-WSW, and to a lesser degree NW-SE and NE-SW. Comparison of paleostress orientations measured here and in other studies indicates that most twins were produced during the Songrim orogeny. However, the Daebo orogeny and the Bulguksa orogeny also produced calcite twins in the Punchon limestone.

Keywords
Joseon supergroup
Pungchon limestone
calcite twin
compression stress
paleostress

본 연구는 방해석 내 쌍정을 이용하여 조선누층군 풍촌석회암층의 고응력장을 규명하기 위함이다. 이를 위해 조선누층군 두위봉형의 풍촌석회암에서 6개의 시료를 채취하여 방해석 c-축의 방향 및 경사, e 쌍정면의 방향 및 경사, 쌍정의 평균 두께 및 갯수, 방해석 입자의 크기 등을 측정하였다. 측정된 자료들은 Calcite Strain Gauge 프로그램에 입력되어 쌍정의 변형률, 평균 두께, 치밀도 및 고응력장의 상대적 크기 및 방향 등을 계산하였다. 쌍정의 변형률은 1.09~15.36%, 평균 두께는 0.53~3.72 µm, 치밀도는 21.0~53.1 twin/mm의 범위를 보인다. 쌍정의 변형률, 치밀도 및 두께에 의한 변성온도 계산결과 대부분의 시료에서 170~200°C 이하를 보여, 풍촌층의 상부층인 직운산층의 변성온도에 비교할 때 최대 심도의 절반 이상 상승한 후에 쌍정이 생성된 것으로 판단된다. 응력장의 방향은 5개의 시료에서 2방향을 보이는 반면, 단지 1개의 시료에서만 한 방향을 보여 대부분의 시료에서 압축응력이 2번 이상 작용하였음을 보여준다. 압축응력은 WNW-ESE~ENE-WSW의 방향성이 가장 우세하고 NW-SE와 NE-SW의 방향성도 보인다. 본 연구에서 측정된 고응력장과 연구지역 인근에서 지질구조나 다른 방법에 의하여 규명된 고응력장과 비교할 때 E-W 방향의 고응력장은 트라이아스기 말에서 쥬라기 초에 발생한 송림조산운동에 가장 큰 압축응력이 작용하였고 쥬라기에 발생한 대보조산운동과 불국사 변동에 의해서도 쌍정이 생성된 것으로 판단된다.

키워드
조선누층군
풍촌석회암
방해석 쌍정
압축응력
고응력장
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Engineering Geology
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한지질공학회
  • Journal Title :The Journal of Engineering Geology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :지질공학
  • Volume : 32
  • No :1
  • Pages :13-26
  • Received Date : 2022-03-08
  • Accepted Date : 2022-03-21
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2022.1.013
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