• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.134-151
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• 2011

The types of gnamma at the summit area of Mt. Geum, Sangju-ri, Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do are classified and geomorphic developments are investigated. The rocks facing the coast show high distributional density of gnamma due to the salt supply from the coast. The water content rate of gnamma distributed in flat rocks at the summit is highest in the bottom area and lowest in the outside area. Moreover, the quartz grains are fallen due to the weathering of feldspar in the crystalline rocks such as granites and the gnamma are merged and expanded as they develop. The average weathering rate of gnamma is 0.04mm/y and it slowed with time. The results on rate indicate that the gnamma are formed and developed at the present rather than the fossil landform or by subsurface weathering.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.119-131
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• 2017

Typical weathering landforms and phenomena including tafoni and gnamma are usually interpreted as man-made alteo (praying water bowl) or dragon-alteo by folklore researchers. Despite some terminological ambiguity, they are certainly natural weathering pits and are introduced in our discipline for fifty years, however, unfortunately most of them are interpreted as petroglyphs used and prepared for ritual ceremony. Several seemingly artificially-made rock holes are also found in many places, but most of them are weathered landforms by salt weathering. Author believes that communication effort to use common language and publish more researches in interdisciplinary journals are very essential to propagate scientific achievements made by geomorphologists to other discipline. Also geomorphologists specialized in weathering processes are encouraged to participate in preservation of stone artifacts and archaeological remains.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.37-50
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• 2013

This study analyzes results of published studies of weathering pits in Korea focusing on tafoni and gnamma and it suggests new types of weathering pits and next subjects through the analysis. 34 papers, published between 1978 and February 2012, have been analyzed and the following are details of the analysis. In terms of the study results, weathering pits are commonly developed on coarse-grained rocks such as granite, but also found on various rocks. Multiple reasons including mechanical, chemical and salt weathering create weathering pits and they are closely related to the geological structure. Weathering pits are classified as tafoni and gnamma but the forms have not been verified. In the future, quantitative analysis must be conducted find the factors influencing creation, forms and development of weathering pits.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.42
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• pp.1-11
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• 1990

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.211-221
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• 2009

This study illustrates the relationship between the petrographic characteristics of micrographic granite and the topographic features around Ijin-ri. Light-brown to light- gray granite is composed of intergrown fine-grained quartz + orthoclase, displaying micrographic textures. Miarolitic cavities are abundant. Many micro-landforms including tor, tafoni, and gnamma occurred in the micrographic granite of the study area. Tafoni is dominant in the north and gnamma is dominant in south. From our study of the occurrence and textural properties, two alteration zones were clearly identified; one is an external zone (A) characterized by abundant of small sized miarolitic cavities and the other is an internal zone (B) having them less than zone A. The former is dominant in north, and the latter is dominant in south. Particular geomorphologic features such as fluting cores and raised rims are present in the Ijin-ri area. This suggests that development of miarolitic cavities played an important role in the formation of the various geomorphologic features. Consequently, the petrogenesis of the micrographic granite is related to geomorphologic features in the external zone typified by abundant tafoni such as the tiger rock, and the formation of a platform as micro-landforms is influenced by thetextural differences of host rock in the internal zone.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.50 no.5
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• pp.459-472
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• 2015

Weathering hollows which develop on various rocks are the terrain whose lithological characteristics and formation of the bed rock is under active discussion. The shore in Dapyeong-ri, Sacheon-si has alternation of strata of pelite and sandstone, and the weathering hollows develop on the shore platform and the sea cliff where sandstone is exposed. To analyze the development characteristics of weathering hollows by development of joints, interpenetration of veins and physical and chemical features of the stone, the study conducted a topographic investigation, XRD analysis and an observation using a polarizing microscope. As the result of the investigation and analysis, tafoni and gnamma are spread in the same area and new tafoni is being formed as the existing weathering hollows are destroyed by the expansion and growth of the joint. The vein, which was found to be a quartz vein, may accelerate the development of weathering hollows combining with the joint but may also hamper their growth if the veins are penetrating perpendicularly. It is generally known that weathering hollows develop regardless of the type of rocks, however, the analysis on the lithological features show that the development is limited on the fractured and broken rocks.

• Proceedings of the Speleological Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.18-32
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• 2005

용신작용에 의한 지형변화에서 지하공간속의 요새화기법을 석회동굴에서 찾아볼 수 있듯이, 여러가지 자연현상 중에서 풍화작용을 같은 원인적 현상에 의한 변형을 통하여 오랜 세월속의 지형지물의 변화에서 나마(gnamma/가마솥바위), 타포니(tafoni/벌집바위) 등의 풍화혈(風化穴/weathering pits)과 같은 기이한 지형물들을 만나볼 수 있다, 특히 우리나라는 대륙에 이어진 반도국가로서 해양성기후권의 해안에서의 해식이나 파식 현상으로 인한 해식애와 파식대 및 해식동굴 등 지형물의 특이한 변화현상이 두드러져 나타나 발견되고 있다. 본 논문은 우리나라 곳곳에 분산되어있는 자연속의 여러 가지 변형지물들을 고찰하기 위하여 먼저 풍화작용과 그 풍화물들에 대한 특이한 지형의 성인과 특징 분석을 통하여 현존 상태의 지형미학적 측면을 비교 관찰하고, 자연의 아름다움과 현경의 중요성을 새롭게 인식하면서 우리의 역할과 가치의 의미를 재조명해보는 현지탐사 활동과 자료조사의 일부이다.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.653-663
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 설악산 아고산대에 나타나는 산정형 암괴원에 관한 여러 가지 논의를 제시하였다. 이 암괴원은 산악인들에게는 너덜지대로 너리 알려져 있었으며, 설악산의 북쪽 황철봉과 귀떼기봉에서 대청에 이르는 서북주릉 상 화강암류의 기반암에 암괴원이 분포하고 있다. 이들 암괴원은 규모가 클 뿐망 아니라 암괴상에는 풍화쇄설물을 가지고 있는 나마(gnamma)와 그루브(groove)를 비롯한 많은 화학적 풍화에 의한 미지형들이 발견되고 있어 한반도의 제 4기 후반의 기후변화와 지형형성 영력을 연구할수 이는 기후지형학적으로 중요한 연구지역이라 하겠다. 본 논문에서는 추후 발표될 암괴원의 성인과 고기후학적 의의에 관한 논의에 앞서 먼저 분포지역에 대한 소개와 몇 가지 이론적 고찰에 관하여 논의를 제한하고자 한다. 국내에서는 테일러스, 암괴류 등에 관한 논의가 상당히 이루어지고 있으나 암괴원에 관한 본격적인 논의는 아직 시작단계에 있다. Landsat 영상에 의한 구조선 분석 결과 구조선 밑도는 설악산 지역에서 큰 차이를 나타내지는 않으며, 암괴원은 대부분 화강암 지역에서 나타나는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.39-57
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• 2012

The volcanic edifice of Ulleungdo is largely divided into a shield volcano underwater and a tholoide above seawater. The geological features of the volcano above seawater are basically alkali volcanic rocks that are further divided into five geological strata: agglomerates and tuffs trachyte and phonolite trachytic pumice trachyandesite, and sedimentary layer. The topography of Ulleungdo consists of volcanic landform on the whole, and such volcanic landform is weathered and eroded into various weathering landform, stream landform, coastal landform, structural landform, etc. Major volcanic topography includes caldera basin, central cone, and columnar joint, whereas weathering topography features, tafoni, gnamma, tor, weathered cave, talus, etc. In major coastal topography are sea cliff, wave-cut platform, sea stack, sea arch, sea cave, shingle beach, coastal terrace, etc. For stream topography, its development is minimal except for waterfalls.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.38 no.7
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• pp.552-560
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• 2017

This study investigates the development process of Mt. Deok on Bigeum Island, Shinan, on the basis of geomorphological and geological analyses. K-Ar dating was carried out on two samples of the acidic lapilli tuff developed in the study area, and the obtained K-Ar ages are $70.4{\pm}1.4$ and $76.9{\pm}1.5Ma$, which correspond to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian). Mt. Deok is surrounded by rock cliff, and various weathering microtopographic features, such as tafoni, tor and gnamma, are developed. Tafoni with diverse morphologic types is the most dominant feature, indicative of intense salt weathering. Geological characteristics such as porous tuff and joint have played an important role in the development of tafoni and rock cliff. Geomorphology and geology of Mt. Deok reflect paleoenvironmental change and interaction between human and nature in the coastal area.