• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.639-646
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• 2022

경상분지 신동층군의 백악기 진주층 일부 사암에서 산출되는 흑색의 불투명 탄화수소인 고열역청(pyrobitumen)의 산상을 처음으로 보고한다. 고열역청은 녹니석 공극벽 선충진(pore-lining) 교결물을 피복하거나 교결물 끝부분에 스며들어간 상태로 산출되므로, 녹니석 교결물 침전 이후에 생성된 것이며, 이는 과거 원유가 존재했음을 지시한다. 액상의 탄화수소는 진주층이 상당한 깊이로 매몰되는 동안 유입되었으며, 진주층 사암은 저류암의 역할을 했던 것으로 보인다. 진주층에 고열역청이 존재하는 것은 진주층이 액상 탄화수소의 이동 이후 심부 매몰과정을 겪었음을 지시한다. 그 후 매몰 온도가 더 증가하면서 탄화수소의 열분해가 일어나고 고열역청이 저류암에 잔류물로 남게 되었다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.371-386
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• 2024

This paper presents analytical insights regarding into the occurrence of gold within organic matter, which is hosted by solid bitumen and closely associated with uranium ores in the Late Permian Kővágószőllős Sandstone Formation in Western Mecsek, South-West Hungary. The study utilizes a range of analytical techniques, including X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF) for comprehensive mineralogical and elemental analysis; organic petrography and electron microprobe analysis for characterizing organic matter; and an organic elemental analyzer for identifying organic compounds. A three-step sequential extraction method was used to liberate gold from organic matter and sulfide minerals, employing KOH, HCl, and aqua regia, followed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) to quantify gold contents. The organic matter is identified as comprising two vitrinite types (telinite V1 and reworked V2) and three solid bitumen forms: nonfluorescing (B1) and fluorescing (B2) fillings within the V1, as well as homogenous pyrobitumen (PB) occupying narrow cracks and voids within globular quartz. Despite the samples exhibiting low total organic carbon content (<1 wt%), they display high sulfur content (up to 6 wt%) and the sequentially extracted noble metal content from the organic matter is found to total 7.45 ppm gold. The research findings suggest that organic matter plays crucial roles in ore mineralization processes. Organic matter acts as an active component in the migration of gold, uranium, and hydrocarbons within sulfur-rich hydrothermal fluids. Additionally, organic matter contributes to the entrapment and enrichment of gold in hetero-atomic organic fractions, forming metal-organic compounds. Moreover, uranium inclusions are observed as oxide/phosphate minerals within solid bitumen and associated vitrinite particles. These insights into the occurrence and distribution of gold within organic matter highlight substantial exploration potential, guiding additional research activities focused on organic matter within the Kővágószőllős Sandstone Formation at the Western Mecsek deposit.