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Occurrence and Genesis of Obsidian in Gombawi Welded Tuff, Ulleung Island, Korea

울릉도 곰바위용결응회암 내 흑요암의 산출특징과 성인

  • Im, Ji Hyeon (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Choo, Chang Oh (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2017.02.20
  • Accepted : 2017.03.28
  • Published : 2017.04.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide the information on genesis of obsidian occurring in the southwestern part of Ulleung Island, Korea, and to discuss its implications for volcanic activity through volcanological and mineralogical properties of obsidian. Obsidian occurs locally at the lower part of the Gombawi welded tuff, showing various complex textures and flow banding. Though obsidian is mostly homogeneous, it is closely associated with alkali feldspar phenocrysts, reddish tuff, and greyish trachyte fragments. The obsidian occurs as wavy, lenticular blocks or lamination composed of fragments. Cooling fractures developed on obsidian glass are characterized by perlitic cracks, orbicular or spherical cracks, indicating that obsidian rapidly quenched to form an amorphous silica-rich phase. It is evident that hydration took place preferentially at the outer rim relative to the core of obsidian, forming alteration rinds. The glassy matrix of obsidian includes euhedral alkali feldspars, diopside, biotite, ilmenite, and iron oxides. Microlites in glassy obsidian are composed mainly of alkali feldspars and ilmenite. Quantitative analysis by EPMA on the obsidian glass part shows trachytic composition with high iron content of 3 wt.%. Accordingly, obsidian formed with complex textures under a rapid cooling condition on surface ground, with slight rheomorphism. Such results might be induced by collapse of lava dome or caldera, which produced the block-and-ash flow deposit and the transportation into valley while keeping high temperatures.

이 연구의 목적은 울릉도 남서부 지역에 분포하는 흑요암의 화산학적, 광물학적 특징을 통하여 흑요암의 성인과 산출의미를 고찰하는 데 있다. 흑요암은 곰바위용결응회암 하부에서 국부적으로 발달하며, 다양하고 복잡한 조직과 유동띠가 관찰된다. 흑요암은 알칼리장석 반정과 응회암 및 조면암의 암편과 혼재하여 산출된다. 흑요암은 파동형, 렌즈상의 덩어리로 산출되거나 파쇄된 흑요암 입자들로 인해 얇은 층리로 발달한다. 진주상 균열, 둥근 또는 구형균열과 같은 냉각균열이 특징적으로 발달하는데, 이는 빠르게 냉각하여 규산질이 풍부한 비정질 상태의 흑요암이 형성되었음을 지시한다. 수화작용은 흑요암의 가장자리에서 상대적으로 현저하여 변질띠를 이룬다. 흑요암의 유리질 기질에는 자형의 새니딘과 아노소클레이스 같은 알칼리장석 반정 외에도, 투휘석, 흑운모, 티탄철석, 철산화물 등이 수반된다. 특히 산점상의 미세결정들은 대부분 알칼리장석류와 티탄철석으로 구성된다. EPMA 정량분석 결과, 흑요암의 유리 기질부는 조면암질 조성을 보이며, 철 함량은 약 3 wt.%로 높은 편이다. 본 흑요암은 용암돔이나 칼데라의 붕괴에 의하여 고온상태에서 역-화산재 흐름 퇴적물이 계곡부로 운반된 후, 차가운 지표면과 접촉하였으며 유동성을 띠는 가운데서 급랭하여 형성된 것으로 보인다.

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