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Occurrence and Geochemical Characteristics of the Haenam Pb-Zn Skarn Deposit

해남 연-아연 스카른광상의 산상과 지화학적 특성

  • Im, Heonkyung (Department of Geoenvironmental Sciences, Kongju National University) ;
  • Shin, Dongbok (Department of Geoenvironmental Sciences, Kongju National University) ;
  • Heo, Seonhee (Business Support Division, Korea Resources Corporation)
  • 임헌경 (공주대학교 지질환경과학과) ;
  • 신동복 (공주대학교 지질환경과학과) ;
  • 허선희 (한국광물자원공사 탐사지원처)
  • Received : 2014.07.08
  • Accepted : 2014.08.26
  • Published : 2014.08.28

Abstract

The Haenam Pb-Zn skarn deposit is located at the Hwawon peninsula in the southwestern part of the Ogcheon Metamorphic Belt. The deposit is developed along the contact between limestone of the Ogcheon group and Cretaceous quartz porphyry. Petrography of ore samples, chemical composition of skarn and ore minerals, and geochemistry of the related igneous rocks were investigated to understand the characteristics of the skarn mineralization. Skarn zonation consists of garnet${\pm}$pyroxene${\pm}$calcite${\pm}$quartz zone, pyroxene+garnet+quartz${\pm}$calcite zone, calcite+pyroxene${\pm}$garnet zone, quartz+calcite${\pm}$pyroxene zone, and calcite${\pm}$chlorite zone in succession toward carbonate rock. Garnet commonly shows zonal texture comprised of andradite and grossular. Pyroxene varies from Mn-hedenbergite to diopside as away from the intrusive rock. Chalcopyrite occurs as major ore mineral near the intrusive rock, and sphalerite and galena tend to increase as going away. Electron probe microanalyses revealed that FeS contents of sphalerite become decreased from 5.17 mole % for garnet${\pm}$pyroxene${\pm}$calcite${\pm}$quartz zone to 2.93 mole %, and to 0.40 mole % for calcite+pyroxene${\pm}$garnet zone, gradually. Ag and Bi contents also decreased from 0.72 wt.% and 1.62 wt.% to <0.01 wt.% and 0.11 wt.%, respectively. Thus, the Haenam deposit shows systematic variation of species and chemical compositions of ore minerals with skarn zoned texture. The related intrusive rock, quartz porphyry, expresses more differentiated characteristics than Zn-skarn deposit of Meinert(1995), and has relatively high$SiO_2$ concentration of 72.76~75.38 wt.% and shows geochemical features classified as calc-alkaline, peraluminous igneous rock and volcanic arc tectonic setting.

옥천변성대 서남쪽 화원반도에 위치한 해남광상은 옥천층군의 석회암을 모암으로 이를 포획한 형태로 관입한 백악기 석영반암과의 접촉부를 따라 발달한 연-아연 스카른광상이다. 광석시료의 암석기재학적 특징, 스카른 및 광석광물의 조성, 그리고 관계화성암의 지화학적 연구를 통해 스카른광화작용의 특성을 파악하였다. 스카른은 석류석${\pm}$휘석${\pm}$방해석${\pm}$석영대, 휘석+석류석+석영${\pm}$방해석대, 방해석+휘석${\pm}$석류석대, 석영+방해석${\pm}$휘석대 그리고 방해석${\pm}$녹니석대 등으로 구분된다. 석류석은 안드라다이트가 주를 이루며 그로슐라와 더불어 누대구조가 발달하기도 하고, 휘석은 관계화성암에서 멀어지면서 Mn-헤덴버자이트에서 투휘석으로 순차적으로 조성이 변한다. 광석광물은 화성암체 가까이에서 황동석이 주를 이루며, 원거리로 갈수록 섬아연석과 방연석이 증가하는 경향을 보인다. 전자현미분석결과 섬아연석은 석류석${\pm}$휘석${\pm}$방해석${\pm}$석영대에서 멀어질수록 FeS가 평균 5.17 mole %, 2.93 mole %, 그리고 0.40 mole %로 점차 감소하는 경향을 보이고, 방연석의 Ag와 Bi의 함량도 석류석${\pm}$휘석${\pm}$방해석${\pm}$석영대에서 평균 0.72 wt.%, 1.62 wt.% 이던 것이 방해석+휘석${\pm}$석류석대에서는 <0.01 wt.%, 0.11 wt.%로서 감소한다. 이와 같이 해남광상은 스카른 대상분포와 더불어 광석광물의 종류 및 조성변화가 체계적으로 발달하는 특징을 나타낸다. 관계화성암인 석영반암은 Meinert(1995)가 제시한 Zn-스카른 광상보다 다소 분화된 특성을 보이는데, $SiO_2$ 함량은 72.76~75.38 wt.%로서 높은 편에 속하며, 칼크-알칼리 계열로서 과알루미나형에 해당하고, 화산호 환경의 지화학적 특징을 나타낸다.

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