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Skarn Evolution and Fe-(Cu) Mineralization at the Pocheon Deposit, Korea

한국 포천 광상의 스카른 진화과정 및 철(-동)광화작용

  • Go, Ji-Su (Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Korea University) ;
  • Choi, Seon-Gyu (Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Chang Seong (Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Wook (Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Korea University) ;
  • Seo, Jieun (Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Korea University)
  • 고지수 (고려대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 최선규 (고려대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 김창성 (고려대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 김종욱 (고려대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 서지은 (고려대학교 지구환경과학과)
  • Received : 2014.06.29
  • Accepted : 2014.08.28
  • Published : 2014.08.28

Abstract

The Pocheon skarn deposit, located at the northwestern part of the Precambrian Gyeonggi massif in South Korea, occurs at the contact between the Cretaceous Myeongseongsan granite and the Precambrian carbonate rocks, and is also controlled by N-S-trending shear zone. The skarn distribution and mineralogy reflects both structural and lithological controls. Three types of skarn formations based on mineral assemblages in the Pocheon skarn exist; a sodiccalcic skarn and a magnesian skarn mainly developed in the dolostone, and a calcic skarn developed in the limestone. Iron mineralization occurs in the sodic-calcic and magnesian skarn zone, locally superimposed by copper mineralization during retrograde skarn stage. The sodic-calcic skarn is composed of acmite, diopside, albite, garnet, magnetite, maghemite, anhydrite, apatite, and sphene. Retrograde alteration consists of tremolite, phlogopite, epidote, sericite, gypum, chlorite, quartz, calcite, and sulfides. Magnesian skarn mainly consists of diopside and forsterite. Pyroxene and olivine are mainly altered to tremolite, with minor phlogopite, talc, and serpentine. The calcic skarn during prograde stage mainly consists of garnet, pyroxene and wollastonite. Retrograde alteration consists of epidote, vesuvianite, amphibole, biotite, magnetite, chlorite, quartz, calcite, and sulfides. Microprobe analyses indicate that the majority of the Pocheon skarn minerals are enriched by Na-Mg composition and have high $Fe^{3+}/Fe^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}/Fe^{2+}$, and $Al^{3+}/Fe^{2+}$ ratios. Clinopyroxene is acmitic and diopsidic composition, whereas garnet is relatively grossular-rich. Amphiboles are largely of tremolite, pargasite, and magnesian hastingsite composition. The prograde anhydrous skarn assemblages formed at about $400^{\circ}{\sim}500^{\circ}C$ in a highly oxidized environment ($fO_2=10^{-23}{\sim}10^{-26}$) under a condition of about 0.5 kbar pressure and $X(CO_2)=0.10$. With increasing fluid/rock interaction during retrograde skarn, epidote, amphibole, sulfides and calcite formed as temperature decreased to approximately $250^{\circ}{\sim}400^{\circ}C$ at $X(CO_2)=0.10$.

선캄브리아기 경기육괴의 북서부에 위치한 포천 스카른 광상은 명성산 화강암과 선캄브리아기 변성퇴적암류에 협재된 탄산염암의 접촉대를 중심으로 산출되며, N-S방향 전단대를 따라 배태되고 있다. 포천 스카른대 분포와 함께 광물학적 특성은 구조 규제와 암층 규제에 따라 유도되었다. 포천 스카른은 스카른 광물조합에 따라 백운암을 교대한 Na-Ca계열과 Mg계열 스카른 및 석회암을 교대한 Ca계열 스카른으로 구분된다. 철광화작용은 주로 Na-Ca계열 스카른대를 따라 배태되고 있으며, 후퇴 스카른 단계에 일부 동 광화작용이 중첩된다. Na-Ca계열 스카른은 주로 추휘석, 투휘석, 조장석, 석류석, 자철석, 매그헤마이트, 경석고, 인회석, 스핀의 공생관계를 보이며, 후퇴 스카른에서는 투각섬석, 금운모, 녹렴석, 견운모, 석고, 녹니석, 석영, 방해석, 황화광물로 구성된다. 한편 Mg계열 스카른은 주로 감람석과 투휘석의 단순한 광물조합을 보이며, 투휘석과 감람석은 투각섬석과 함께 소량 금운모, 사문석, 녹니석으로 교대된다. 반면에 Ca계열 스카른은 전진 스카른 단계에서 주로 단사휘석, 석류석, 규회석이 정출되며, 후퇴 스카른에서 녹렴석, 베수비아나이트, 각섬석, 흑운모, 녹니석, 자철석, 석영, 방해석, 황화광물이 수반된다. 전자현미분석 결과에 의하면 포천 스카른광물은 대부분 Na-Mg 성분이 부화되었으며, 높은 $Fe^{3+}/Fe^{2+}$비, $Mg^{2+}/Fe^{2+}$비, $Al^{3+}/Fe^{2+}$비의 조성 특징을 보인다. 즉 단사휘석은 추휘석과 투휘석 조성이 부화되어 있는 반면, 석류석은 상대적으로 그로슐라 조성이 부화된 경향을 보인다. 또한 각섬석은 투각섬석, 파가사이트, Mg-헤이스팅사이트로 조성변화를 보인다. 한편 전진 스카른 단계의 주요 광물조합은 약 0.5 kbar와 $X(CO_2)=0.10$ 조건에서 $400^{\circ}{\sim}500^{\circ}C$ 온도와 높은 산화 환경($fO_2=10^{-23}{\sim}10^{-26}$)을 지시하고 있다. 후퇴 스카른 단계에서는 물-암석반응이 증가됨에 따라 녹렴석, 베수비아나이트, 각섬석, 녹니석, 석영, 방해석은 $X(CO_2)=0.10$ 조건에서 $250^{\circ}{\sim}400^{\circ}C$ 온도 범위에서 정출되었다.

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