한국지구과학회지 (Journal of the Korean earth science society)

  • 제38권1호
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  • Pages.64-79
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  • 2017
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  • 1225-6692(pISSN)
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  • 2287-4518(eISSN)
한국지구과학회 (The Korean Earth Science Society)
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강원도 평창군 백룡동굴에서 산출되는 종유관의 기재학적 연구

The Petrographic Investigation of Soda Straws in Baeg-nyong Cave, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea

  • 조재남 (강원대학교 자연과학대학 지질지구물리학부) ;
  • 조경남 (강원대학교 자연과학대학 지질지구물리학부)
  • Cho, Jae-nam (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Jo, Kyoung-nam (Department of Geology, Kangwon National University)
  • 투고 : 2016.12.19
  • 심사 : 2017.02.20
  • 발행 : 2017.02.28
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초록

이 연구에서는 국내 석회동굴 내부에서 형성되고 있는 종유관에 대한 기재학적 연구를 통해 처음으로 종유관의 특징을 기술하고 그 원인에 대해 논의하였다. 백룡동굴의 주요 굴로부터 북동방향으로 분기하는 가지 굴인 B굴에서 성장하는 종유관 156개를 대상으로 조사한 결과, 종유관의 평균 길이는 3.05 cm (표준편차 ${\pm}1.7cm$), 평균 직경이 약 6.0 mm이다. 이러한 결과는 종유관의 직경이 기존 문헌에 기록된 것보다 약 20% 넓다는 것을 의미한다. 종유관의 끝부분(tip)으로부터 떨어지는 동굴수의 낙수율(drip rate)은 85.3%의 종유관에서 낙수 1회 당 10분 이상으로 측정되어 매우 느린 동굴수 공급이 이루어지고 있음을 나타내고 있으나, 전체적으로 종유관에서도 낙수가 발생된다는 것을 보여준다. 이번 연구를 통해 국내에서는 처음으로 보고되는 종유관의 성장선은 조사된 종유관 중 85.3%에서 관찰되었다. 따라서 해당 구역의 종유관의 경우, 성장선 형성이 매우 일반적인 종유관의 특징임을 보여준다. 또한, 각 종유관 별로 성장선 형성 부위 및 조직이 매우 다양하다는 점도 확인되었다. 종유관 내부에 형성되는 2차 침전물(secondary precipitation)의 경우 68.6%의 종유관에서 관찰되었다. 성장선과 2차 침전물의 형성 유무 사이에서는 강한 역의 상관관계(전체 종유관 중 70.5%)가 관찰되는데, 이는 동굴수 공급의 계절적 불연속성 또는 2차 침전물에 의한 불투명도 증가에 의한 결과로 해석된다. 각각의 특징을 바탕으로 개별 종유관은 일반적인 종유관 유형과 기형 종유관 유형으로 분류가 가능하며, 이번 백룡동굴 종유관에 대한 조사결과는 향후 다른 동굴의 종유관 기재를 위한 기초자료 및 종유관의 고기후학적 활용을 위한 선행 연구 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

We have reported the petrographic properties on the soda straw primarily based on the field measurements and discussed the causes of their traits. 156 soda straws in district B of the Baeg-nyong Cave nominated with the natural monument No. 260 have been investigated to estimate physical, sedimentological and textural characteristics. The soda straws have an average length of 3.05 cm with a standard deviation of 1.7 cm and a mean diameter of 6.0 mm. This result shows that the average diameter of the soda straws measured in this study is thicker than previous reports by 20%. Although the drip rates of cave water from 85.3% of all the soda straws are exceedingly lower than 1 drop per 10 minutes, almost all soda straws have a dripping water. We firstly report growth lamina in the Korean soda straw from 85.3% of all samples, and this textural dominance indicates that the growth lamina are one of the common features of the soda straws at least in the study area. Secondary precipitations inside the soda straw were identified from 68.6%. Notably, the strong inverse correlation between growth lamina and secondary precipitates was represented from 70.5% of all samples. This finding might be explained by the seasonality of cave drip water supplied into the soda straws or the increased opacity caused by secondary precipitates. Based on petrograhic characteristics, the soda straws in the study area can be classified into normal and erratic types. Hopefully our results on the soda straws in Baeg-nyong Cave would provide a basis for the descriptions of soda straws from other caves and paleoclimatic applications.

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