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Hydrochemical and Isotopic Characteristics, and Origin of Noble Gas for Low-temperature Hot Spring Waters in the Honam Area

호남지역 저온형 온천수의 수리지화학적 및 안정동위원소 특성과 영족기체의 기원에 관한 연구

  • Jeong, Chan-Ho (Department of Geotechnical Design Engineering, Daejeon University) ;
  • Hur, Hyun-Sung (Department of Science Education, Ehwa Woman University) ;
  • Nagao, Keisuke (Laboratory for Earthquake of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo) ;
  • Kim, Kyu-Han (Department of Science Education, Ehwa Woman University)
  • 정찬호 (대전대학교 지반설계정보공학과) ;
  • 허현성 (이화여자대학교 과학교육학과) ;
  • ;
  • 김규한 (이화여자대학교 과학교육학과)
  • Published : 2007.10.28
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Abstract

Geochemical composition, stable isotopes $({\delta}^{18}O,\;{\delta}D,\;{\delta}^{34}S)$ and noble gases(He, Ne and Ar) of nine hot spring water and three groundwater for five hot springs(Jukam, Hwasun, Dokog, Jirisan, Beunsan) from the Honam area were analyzed to investigate the hydrogeochemical characteristics and the hydrogeochemical evolution of the hot spring waters, and to interpret the source of sulfur, helium and argon dissolved in the hot spring waters. The hot spring waters show low water temperature ranging from 23.0 to $30.5^{\circ}C$ and alkaline characteristics of pH 7.67 to 9.98. Electrical conductivity of hot spring waters is $153{\sim}746{\mu}S/cm$. Groundwaters in this area were characterized by the acidic to neutral pH range$(5.85{\sim}7.21)$, the wide electrical conductivity range $(44{\sim}165{\mu}S/cm)$. The geochemical compositions of hot spring and groundwaters can be divided into three water types: (1) $Na-HCO_3$ water type, (2) Na-Cl water type and (3) $Ca-HCO_3$ water type. The hot spring water of $Ca-HCO_3$ water type in early stage have been evolved through $Ca(Na)-HCO_3$ water type into $Na-HCO_3$ type in final stage. In particular, Jurim alkaline(pH 9.98) hot spring water plotted at the end point of $Na-HCO_3$ type in the Piper diagram is likely to arrive into the final stage in geochemical evolution process. Hydrogen and oxygen isotopic data of the hot spring water samples indicate that the hot spring waters originated from the local meteoric water showing latitude and altitude effects. The ${\delta}^{34}S$ value for sulfate of the hot spring waters varies widely from 0.5 to $25.9%o$. The sulfur source of most hot spring waters in this area is igneous origin. However, The ${\delta}^{34}S$ also indicates the sulfur of JR1 hot water is originated from marine sulfur which might be derived ken ancient seawater sulfates. The $^3He/^4He\;and\;^4He/^{20}Ne$ ratios of the hot spring waters range from $0.0143{\times}10^{-6}\;to\;0.407{\times}10^{-6}\;and\;6.49{\sim}584{\times}10^{-6}$, respectively. The hot spring waters are plotted on the mixing line between air and crustal components. It means that the He gas in the hot spring waters was mainly originated from crustal sources. However, the JR1 hot spring water show a little mixing ratio of the helium gas of mantle source. The $^{40}Ar/^{36}Ar$ ratios of hot spring water are in the range from $292.3{\times}10^{-6}\;to\;304.1{\times}10^{-6}$, implying the atmospheric argon source.

이 연구에서는 호남지역에 분포하는 5개 온천(죽림, 변산, 지리산, 덕산, 화순)에서 9개 온천시료와 인근의 지하수 시료 3개를 채취하여 수질화학 성분과 안정동위원소 $({\delta}^{18}O,\;{\delta}D,\;{\delta}^{34}S)$ 및 영족기체(He, Ne, Ar) 동위원소 분석을 통하여 온천수의 지화학적 특성, 지화학적 진화, 그리고 황, 헬륨, 아르곤의 기원을 해석하고자 하였다. 호남지역 온천수의 수온은 $23.0{\sim}30.5^{\circ}C$ 범위로 저온형 온천특성을 보이고 pH는 $7.67{\sim}9.98$ 범위로 알카리성의 특성을 보여주었다. 전기전도도는 $153{\sim}746{\mu}S/cm$ 범위로 지역에 따라서 큰 차이를 보여주었다. 온천주변 지하수의 수질특성은 온천수보다 낮은 pH와 전기전도도의 특성을 보여주었다. 온천수와 지하수의 지화학적 성분은 파이퍼도상에서 크게 3개의 유형으로 구분된다($Na-HCO_3$ 유형, Na-Cl 유형, $Ca-HCO_3$ 유형). 온천수의 지화학적 진화과정을 보면 초기에 $Ca-HCO_3$ 유형에서 출발하여 $Ca(Na)-HCO_3$ 유형을 거쳐 $Na-HCO_3$ 유형으로 진화하였으며, 일부 온천수는(JR1)의 경우 pH 9.98의 알카리성으로, $Na-HCO_3$ 유형의 종말점까지 도달하여 지화학적 진화의 최종단계에 도달되었음을 보여준다. 온천수의 산소 및 수소동위원소 조성은 순환수선을 따라 도시되며 지역에 따라 위도효과를 보인다. 황산염에 대한 황동위원소 대부분 화성기원을 보인다. 그러나 JR1 온천은 고염수에서 기원한 것으로 보이는 해양성기원을 보인다. 온천수의 $^3He/^4He$ 비와 $^4He/^{20}Ne$ 비는 $0.0143{\times}10^{-6}{\sim}0.407{\times}10^{-6}$ 범위와 $6.49{\sim}584{\times}10^{-6}$ 범위를 각각 보여주어 대기와 지각성분의 혼합선상에 도시된다. 이는 온천수내 헬륨가스의 대부분이 지각기원임을 의미한다. 죽림온천(JR1)의 경우 맨틀기원의 헬륨가스의 혼합율이 다른 온천에 비해 다소 높은 비율을 보여준다. 이들 동위원소비와 온천수의 pH와는 대체적으로 정의 상관관계가 확인되었다. 아울러 $^{40}Ar/^{36}Ar$비가 $292.3{\times}10^{-6}{\sim}304.1{\times}10^{-6}$ 범위로 대기기원임을 지시한다.

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