• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.328-336
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• 2009

This study aims to figure out the first-class geomorphic resources included in Yeongyang map sheet. The fieldwork shows that the first-class geomorphic resources are found mainly along the Banbyeoncheon(incised meander) and The Soojungsa(temple) valley that retain beautiful landscapes such as river cliff(including river bluff), water fall, pot hole. tafoni, canyon Such geomorphic resources are highly concerned with Bulguksa intrusive rocks (Cretaceous). Especially The Seonbawi and The Namipo(Yeongyang county), The Punghojung and its vicinities (Cheongsong county), and The Soojungsa(temple) valley are important in viewpoint of story telling tour marketing.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.85-95
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• 2014

The felsitic intrusives of Bulguksa granitic rocks of late Cretaceous in age are located at Mt. Daeduk, Daegu, where two different types of tourmalines are found. Two tourmalines show rounded and radiating in morphology and are found in separated region, but in same felsitic rocks. In this study, we investigate the chemical differences between two types of tourmaline and the effect of growing condition of the crystal on the its morphology. The rounded tourmaline has more amounts of Al and vacancy and less amounts of Ca, Na, K, Fe, Mn, Mg, which commonly occupy X and Y-site of the tourmaline. On the basis of the Diffusion-limited aggregation model, morphological irregularity indicates the active mobility of the magma. The radiating tourmaline, therefore, crystallized with active magma condition relatively, and the rounded tourmaline crystallized with stable magma condition created by decreasing temperature and the concentration of felsic components as the magma differentiate continually.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.133-170
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• 1973

The metamorphosed belt on cherty and andesitic rocks of the Gyeongnam province area has been well known as the most important copper matallogenetic province in Korea and locally has been investigated by several geologists. This report is summarized about geology, occurrence of ore deposits, the study of the present status of mine developments and exploitations and the suggestions of future proposed of copper mine developments and harmoniously and reseonably planning of demands and supply of copper ore. For convenience of study the writer divided the survey region as 4 areas, according to the conditions of mine location. They are (1) Goseong copper area (2) Gunbuk-Haman copper area (3) Masan-Changwon copper area (4) Tongrae-Ilgwang copper area. The geology of the above 4 areas consits of Cretaceous Gyongsang System, which is divided into Silla series, Nakdong Series and Bulguksa Series. The former has intrusive and extrusive andesite and sedimentary formation, and the latter has dioritic and hornblende granite. Ore deposits which is mostly vein types are confined mostly in the andesite and cherty rocks of Silla and Nakdong Series. It is observed slight hydrothermal alteration, i. e. propylitization, chloritization, saussuritization and silicification. It seems that the ore was formed by hydrothermal solution and secondary enrichement. The ore minerals are mainly chalcopyrite and pyrite, with small amounts of malachite, azurite, chalcocite, cuprite, galena, and sphalerite, magnetite, tetrahedrite and etc.. The efficient plan of copper mine developments in surveyed region are as following; (a) Gyeongnam Copper districts are divided in 4 area as mentioned above. (b) Each area would be likely developed as group-working as one unit. For the sufficiently supplying a demand of electric copper, the importations of high grade copper ore in foreign country are invitable at present status of copper mine developments and exploitations.