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Characteristics of Element Geochemistry in Ulleung Basin Sediments During the Late Quaternary

제4기 후기 동안 동해 울릉분지 퇴적물내 원소 함량 특성과 기원지 연구

  • Um, In-Kwon (Petroleum and Marine Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Choi, Man-Sik (Division of Earth Environmental Sciences & Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Shin, Hyung-Sun (Division of Earth and Environmental Science, Korea Basic Science Institute)
  • 엄인권 (한국지질자원연구원 석유해저연구본부) ;
  • 최만식 (충남대학교 지구환경과학부, 분석과학기술대학원) ;
  • 신형선 (한국기초과학지원연구원 환경과학연구부)
  • Published : 2009.05.31
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Abstract

Major and trace elements were analyzed in three core sediments to investigate geochemical characteristics of East Sea sediments and provenance changes during late Quaternary in Ulleung Basin. Comparing with Yellow and South Sea sediments, contents of major elements were generally similar while contents of trace elements were significantly different. Furthermore, within this basin, there were some variabilities in trace element compositions. In the western slope sediments (WS), Mo was enriched over 6 times as much as other sites. On the other hand, Zr, Nb, Hf and Ta were enriched in basin sediments (Basin), and Ca and Cs were enriched in southern slope sediments (SS). After excluding elements derived from biogenic, authigenic and diagenetic origins, the lithogenic elements (K, Ti, Cs, Zr, Nb, Hf and Ta) could be classified into three groups from the comparison of element/Al ratios among cores. The first group consisted of elements (K and Ti) that showed the nearly similar element/Al ratios among three cores. The second group contained Cs which showed significant difference between two slope sediments. The third group elements (Zr, Nb, Hf and Ta) showed highly enriched in basin relative to both slope areas. The depth profiles of metal/Al ratios in basin sediments provided the following interpretation for the compositions of sediment and their variation. From 10,000 yr B.P. to 7,000 yr B.P. two lithogenic components (volcanic ashes and western slope sediments) were mixed and deposited in the basin. After 7,000 yr B.P., however, southern slope sediments were mixed with volcanic ashes and deposited in basin area. This event of source change is nearly close to inflow period of the Tsushima Warm Current to Ulleung Basin. Thus, it might be suggested that element geochemistry in Ulleung basin sediment indicate the change of current system in the study area.

동해 울릉분지 퇴적물의 원소 함량 특성과 제4기 후기 동안의 퇴적물 기원 변화를 파악하기 위해 남.서쪽 사면을 포함한 울릉분지에서 총 3개의 주상시료를 채취하여 주요원소 및 미량원소를 분석하였다. 울릉분지 퇴적물을 황해와 남해 퇴적물과 비교하면 주요원소는 함량 범위가 유사하였으나 미량원소 함량의 경우 해역별로 큰 차이를 보였고, 조사지역인 울릉분지 내에서도 큰 차이를 보였다. 울릉분지 서쪽사면(WS) 퇴적물에서는 Mo의 함량이, 분지평원(Basin) 퇴적물에서는 Zr, Nb, Hf, 그리고 Ta의 함량이 다른 지역에 비해 상대적으로 높게 나타났으며, 남쪽사면(SS) 퇴적물에서는 Ca와 Cs의 함량이 높은 특징을 보였다. 분석된 원소들 중 생물기원이나 자생 및 속성기원의 영향을 받지 않은 것으로 판단되는 원소(K, Ti, Cs, Zr, Nb, Hf 및 Ta)들은 원소/Al 비율 크기와 수직적 변화를 기준으로 3가지 형태로 구분되었다. 첫 번째는 모든 주상시료에서 유사한 비율을 보이며 수직적인 변화가 크지 않은 원소(K, Ti), 두 번째는 서쪽사면(WS)과 남쪽사면(SS) 퇴적물에서 차이를 보이는 원소(Cs), 그리고 분지평원(Basin) 퇴적물에서 사면 퇴적물보다 상대적으로 높은 비를 보이는 원소(Zr, Nb, Hf, La)이다. 이들 분포형태별 원소들의 특성에 근거할 때 울릉분지의 분지평원(Basin) 퇴적물은 퇴적시기에 따라 기원이 변화된 것으로 해석될 수 있다. 분지평원(Basin) 퇴적물은 해수면이 상대적으로 낮은 약 $10,000{\sim}7,000\;yr$ BP 동안 서쪽사면(WS) 퇴적물과 화산재가 혼합된 특징을 보였으며, 7,000 yr BP 이후는 남쪽사면(SS) 퇴적물과 화산재가 혼합된 특징을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 기존에 연구된 대마난류의 동해 유입시기와 매우 유사한 결과로, 해수면 상승에 의한 울릉분지의 퇴적환경변화에 의한 것으로 해석된다.

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