Economic and Environmental Geology (자원환경지질)

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Geological Environments and Deterioration Causes of the Sitting Buddha Carved on Rockcliff in Bukjiri, Bonghwa

봉화 북지리 마애여래좌상의 지질환경과 훼손원인

  • Hwang, Sang-Koo (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University) ;
  • Nam, Jae-Guk (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University)
  • 황상구 (안동대학교 자연과학대학 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 남재국 (안동대학교 자연과학대학 지구환경과학과)
  • Published : 2007.02.28
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Abstract

The Sitting Buddha Carved on Rockcliff (National treasure No. 201) in Bukjiri consists of porphyritic biotite granite, which was fractured by three joint sets of NE-SW, EW and NS directions. They produced a physical weathering that broke many parts of the Buddha and background. The chemical index of alteration is 59 to 61 from the major elements in the granite that was weathered into producing kaolin minerals from alteration of feldspars and biotite. With weathering degree, major element compositions increase in $SiO_2$ and MnO, whereas decrease in $TiO_2,\;{Fe_2O_3}^t,\;MgO,\;CaO\;and\;K_2O$. Change proporations of trace elements to $Al_2O_3$ increase in all transition elements, Rb and Y, whereas decrease in Li, Sr and Ba. REE pattern increases only in HREE. Particularly, a decrease in CaO, $K_2O$, Sr and Ba results in what they are effluxed to dissolve from feldspars by groundwater. The Buddha image has been deteriorated into joints, color changes, brown rusts, granular decay, microorganic smears by the such weathering causes as deformation, moisture, temperature variation and microorganic living. The moisture, which leaks along the joints in the granite, not only dissolve to decompose minerals but also grows many microorganism and is frozen over during winter. NE-SW and NS joint sets affect to seep in water during rainy days to deteriorate the image because they extend outward.

봉화 북지리 마애여래좌상(국보 201호)은 흑운모 화강암으로 구성되고 NE-SW EW 및 NS 방향의 3개 절리조가 규칙적으로 나타난다. 이들은 마애여래좌상의 여러 부분을 심각하게 파손하는 기계적 풍화를 일으켰다. 이 화강암의 풍화암에서 주원소의 화학조성을 이용한 풍화지수는 토양층에서 $59{\sim}61$로 사장석이 용해되고 흑운모가 변질되어 카올린 광물의 생성이 활발한 방향으로 풍화작용이 진행되었다. 풍화도가 커질수록 주원소의 $SiO_2$, MnO는 약간 증가하는 반면에 $TiO_2,\;{Fe_2O_3}^t,\;MgO,\;CaO,\;K_2O$는 감소하는 경향을 보인다. $Al_2O_3$에 대한 미량원소의 변화량을 보면 모든 전이원소와 Rb, Y는 풍화도가 커질수록 증가하며, 반면에 Li, Sr, Ba은 감소를 나타낸다. REE의 패턴은 LREE에서 거의 일정하게 나타나지만 HREE에서 풍화도가 커질수록 증가하는 경향을 보인다. 특히 CaO, $K_2O$, Sr과 Ba의 감소는 장석들이 지하수에 용해되면서 유출된 결과이다. 마애여래좌상에서 훼손은 풍화에 의해 3방향의 절리, 착색현상, 입상분해, 미생물서식 등으로 나타난다. 풍화의 윈인은 주로 변형작용, 수분, 기온변화, 생물서식 등이다. 이 중에 수분이 화강암 내의 절리를 따라 스며들어 광물을 용해하고 분해할 뿐만 아니라 식물을 서식케 하고 결빙을 일으킨다. 북동 및 남북 절리조는 외곽부에서 내부로 연결되기 때문에 이 절리들은 빗물이 쉽게 마애여래좌상 내부로 스며들게 하여 앞으로 문화재를 훼손하는데 큰 영향을 미칠 것으로 생각된다.

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