• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.154-165
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• 2008

Rock bowls and pots used in restaurants are one of the popular usages of natural rocks in Korea. Most rock bowls and pots are made of Mg- and Ca-rich amphibolite composed of hornblende, actinolite, tremolite, diopside, plagioclase. Hornblende occurs as prismatic crystal habit, and belongs to Mg-hornblende to tschermakite. Actinolite and tremolite occur as acicular form (aspect ratio $0.10{\sim}0.13$), and ranges 0.65 to 0.90 in Mg/(Mg+Fe) ratio. These acicular actinolite and tremolite are non-asbestos minerals. However to use of rocks containing these minerals as tableware it is needed to regulatory guidelines for stability and utility based on petrological and mineralogical characteristics. Discrepancy of rock occurrence and mineral chemistry between commercial rock bowls and original rocks indicate that most rock bowls are made of uncertain amphibolite in original location. Consequently, there is a potential risk to use inappropriate amphibolites as tableware. Therefore, it is needed to systematically research on geology and biology, and manage commercial rock bowls and pots used in Korean restaurants.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.3 s.45
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• pp.128-138
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• 2006

The west stone pagoda of Gameunssji temple site (National Treasure No. 112) has been damaged mainly by fracture, exfoliation and granular disintegration. In this study, the source area of the rocks using the west stone pagoda was examined in terms of petrological feature, magnetic susceptibility, and ${\gamma}-ray$ spectrometer. The stones include abundant crystal fragments of biotite, quartz and feldspars in the fine-grained matrix; they are petrographically discriminated to vitric-crystal tuff or crystal tuff. Measured magnetic susceptibility values are of from 10 to 20 $({\times}10^{-3}\;SI\;unit)$. From the ${\gamma}-ray$ spectrometer measurement K, eU, and eTh contents of the stones are about 3%, 0 to 8ppm, and 9 to 18 ppm, respectively. These features are used as indicators to presume the source area of the stones. Comparing the petrographical and chemical characteristics between the stones of the west stone pagoda and the country rocks near the Gameunsaji temple site, it is suggested that the most similar country rock to the stones could be dacitic volcanic rocks of the Beomgokri group in the Waeup basin. The Beomgokri group is lithostratigraphically divided into Waeupri tuff, Yongdongri tuff and Beomgokri volcanic rocks. Among the three rocks, the crystal tuff of the Beomgokri volcanic rocks seems likely to have been the source rock of the stones of the west stone pagoda.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.371-379
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• 2009

A famous foreign mining company in Argentina, Yamana Gold, its profile including company history, current and future mining projects, and production are introduced in this paper for the Korean mining companies those are sincerely looking for reliable collaborative partners to deliver the practical company informations.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.16 no.1 s.47
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• pp.38-45
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• 2007

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.269-278
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• 2009

A famous foreign mining company in Argentina, Barrick Gold, its profile including company history, current and future mining projects, and production are introduced in this paper for the Korean mining companies those are sincerely looking for reliable collaborative partners to deliver the practical company informations.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.283-284
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• 1999

지하에서의 안전성과 광체의 경제적 회수가 광업계의 주요관심분야이다. 지하구조물과 주변 응려의 상호작용으로 채굴로 인한 지진활동(seismicity)이 지하안정성과 생산성에 결정적인 영향을 미치며, 암석절단, 천공, 발파기술 등을 적절하게 사용하는 것이 주요관심의 대상이 된다. 이 들에 대한 기초적인 이해는 석유 생산이나 천공장비 개발 등에도 적용될 수 있다.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.11 no.3_4
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• pp.250-258
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• 2002

The wavy extinction of quartz can be used as a standard indicator showing the degree of rock deformation. To determine the degree of rock deformation, the intensity of wavy extinction (IWE) of quartz was measured using petroggraphic microscope, digital camera, and NIH image. In this study, this method was applied to the Cheongsan porphyritic granite, Cheongsan two mica granite, and Baekrok granite to investigate the deformation intensity of Cheongsan area. NIH Image data show a high-grade deformation in the vicinity of the strike-slip fault (between Cheongsan granite and Baekrok granite) and the unconformity (between Cheongsan granite and Youngdong basin). Thus, the main deformation in these areas is most likely to be concentrated on the faults that generate Yeongdong basin and the strike slip faults between Cheongsan granite and Baekrok granite.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.217-233
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• 2012

Major elements abundances of Cretaceous to Tertiary volcanic rocks in Kyongsang basin are similar with Southern Volcanic Zone (SVZ) in Andes. Sr, K, Rb, $Ba{\pm}Th$ abundances, which have low ionic charge, are selectively fertile, on the other hand Ta, Nb, Ce, P, Zr, Hf, Sm, Ti, Y, Yb, Sc, Cr abundances are low. K, Sr, Th show characteristic spikes and Nb show remarkable trough on trace elements spider diagram. Trace elements abundances are higher than that of Andes which is supposed to mantle sources of Kyongsang basin volcanic rocks are produced lower degree of partial melting than SVZ in Andes.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.267-275
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 암석폐재를 대상으로 직경이 60mm인 고화체를 얻을 수 있는 수열 hot press 장치를 개발하였고, 고형화를 위한 최적조건을 찾아내는 내용을 다루었다. 이어 고화체의 기계적 성질을 평가하였고, 고화기구와 미시적 파괴거동을 규명하기위하여 SEM관찰 및 음향방출실험을 실시하였다. 고형화를 위한 최적조건은 NaOH용액이 10wt%, 수열온도가 30$0^{\circ}C$이고, 유지시간이 1시간이었다. 또한 수열반응동안에 다양한 제 2화합물들이 생성되었으며, 이들은 고화체의 기계적 성질에 큰 영향을 미쳤다. 아울러 원석의 경우에는 AE Counts가 초기화중에서부터 나타났으나, 고화체는 초기하중에서 전혀 AE Counts가 검출되지 않았다. 이와같은 사실로부터 수열 hot press법에 의해 얻어진 고화체는 원석과는 다르게 암석 입자간의 결합이 보다 치밀하게 이루어지고 있음을 유추할 수 있다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.343-352
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• 1990

The Cretaceous granites are widely distributed in the studied area, Mungyeong-Sangju, which belongs to the southwestern part of the Ogcheon Folded Belt. The granites are characterized by medium-coarse grained, spotted miaroles, partly flow textures of biotite, aplitic dykes and pegmatitic pockets with druse. From the major compositions, the granites indicate peraluminous, calc-alkaline, salic and late stage products of differentiation. In the view of normative compositions of Qz-Ab-Or and perthitic alkali feldspar, they were formed under 1-4kb and $426^{\circ}-456^{\circ}C$ in acqueous conditions. The K/ Ar biotite age shows $72{\pm}1$ Ma for this grante, corresponding to the igneous activity of the Bulgugsa Disturbance periods in the area. The above results represent that these granite bodies are differentiated from a single magma.