Reply to the Article "On the Geological Age of the Ogcheon Group" by C.M. Son

"옥천층군(沃川層群)의 지질시대(地質時代)에 관(關)하여"에 대(對)한 회답(回答)

There is a discrepancy in opinion regarding geological age of Okchon system among professor C.M. Son and the writer who represent the two school of thought in precambrian stratigraphy in Korea as a whole. This brief article is a reply to the recent paper by C.M. Son titled "On the geological age of the Ogcheon Group" The discrepancy in opinion on the age Okchon system is based mainly on the difference in opinion about the age of Majeonri, Hwachonri and Kounri formations, the age of which professor Son believes as post-ordovician and regards them as a part of the Great Limestone series and the base of the Ogchon Group. The writer is in a opinion that Okchon system belong to precambrian in age and Majeonri-, Hwachonri-, and Kounri formations are the same formation composing an upper member of Okchon system. The writer's opinion is based on the facts that i) stratigraphical sequence of Okchon system established by the writer was accepted by C.M. Son who used believed the reverse order in sequence and confessed his mistake in his article; and ii) regional stratigraphy and structure strongly support's to writer's opinion. The writer pointed out and discussed in this paper various facts which do not support Son's idea by any means.