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REE and Sr-Nd Isotopic Composition of the Shelf Sediments around Jeju Island, Korea

제주도 주변 대륙붕 퇴적물의 REE와 Sr-Nd 동위원소 조성

  • Kim, Tae-Joung (Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, Jeju National University) ;
  • Youn, Jeungsu (Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, Jeju National University)
  • 김태정 (제주대학교 지구해양과학과) ;
  • 윤정수 (제주대학교 지구해양과학과)
  • Received : 2012.08.13
  • Accepted : 2012.09.19
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

REE, major and trace elements, and Sr-Nd isotopic ratios of surface sediments around Jeju Island were analyzed for identifying the origin of the sediments. The Chemical Index of Alteration (CIA) between 44.2 to 68.9 (av. 59.4) shows a similarity with the Huanghe sediment. The most sediments found within the study areas show a very similar chondrite-normalized REE pattern that has enriched LREE ($La_{(N)}/Sm_{(N)}$ >3) and small negative Eu anomaly, typically of average shales. The UCC-nornalized REE patterns of the southwestern offshore sediment samples show a very similar pattem with the Changjiang sediment with enriched in most REE and more convex REE pattern than those of the Huanghe and Keum rivers sediments, which indicates that the Changjiang River's suspended sediments have been transported into the western part of Jeju Island. The $^{87}Sr/^{86}Sr$ isotopic ratios vs ${\varepsilon}_{Nd}(0)$ values were thus used as a tracer to discriminate the provenance of sediments in the study area. Based on the discriminated diagram, it clearly showed that most sediments in the western and northwestern part were closely plotted with sediments of the Huanghe River. However, the sediments in the southwestern part near the Changjianf estuary were closely plotted with submerged delta sediments of the Changjiang River. In contrast, the sediment samples of the northeastern part showed discriminative figures from those of the Chinese rivers. It suggests that sediments around Jeju Island must be originated from diverse sources.

제주도 주변 대륙붕해역에 분포하는 퇴적물의 기원지를 해석하기 위해 표층퇴적물의 희토류원소(REE), 주성분 및 미량원소, Sr-Nd 동위원소비를 분석하였다. 퇴적물의 화학원소에 근거한 변질지수(CIA)는 44.2-68.9(av.59.4)의 범위를 보이며 황하강퇴적물과 유사하였다. 연구지역 퇴적물을 콘드라이트로 표준화한 REE 패턴에서 대부분 LREE가 부화된($La_{(N)}/Sm_{(N)}$ >3) 작은 Eu 부(-) 이상을 가지는 전형적인 셰일의 희토류원소의 패턴을 나타낸다. UCC로 표준화한 REE 패턴에서 연구지역 남서쪽 외해지역의 퇴적물 시료들은 황하나 금강기원 퇴적물보다 양자강퇴적물과 유사한 높은 희토류원소함량과 위로 볼록한 REE 패턴을 보여 양자강기원 부유물질이 제주도 서쪽해역까지 운반되고 있음을 의미한다. $^{87}Sr/^{86}Sr$ 동위원소비와 ${\varepsilon}_{Nd}(0)$의 구분지수는 연구지역 퇴적물의 기원지를 밝히는데 지시자로 제시할 수 있었다. 연구지역의 서쪽과 북서쪽에 분포하는 대부분의 퇴적물은 황하강 퇴적물 주위에 밀집 분포하는 특징을 보이고, 양자강 하구역과 가까운 남서쪽지역의 퇴적물들은 양자강 수중삼각주 퇴적물과 유사성을 보였다. 반면 제주도 북동쪽지역의 퇴적물은 중국의 강기원 퇴적물과는 다른 지역에 위치하는 특징을 보여, 따라서 제주도 주변해역은 복합기원 퇴적물이 집적되고 있음을 의미한다.

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