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Journal of Conservation Science Vol.23 No.0 pp.11-24

익산 미륵사지석탑 화강암의 풍화에 의한 물리화학적 특성변화

양희제,한민수,김사덕,이찬희

Physicochemical Variation by Weathering Degree of Granite from the Mireuksaji Temple Stone Pagoda, Iksan, Korea

Hee Jae Yang,Min Su Han,Sa Dug Kim,Chan Hee Lee

Abstract

A physical characteristics and chemical compositions change by weathering on the granite were examined for the conservation treatment of the Mireuksaji temple stone pagoda. The natural weathered granite was collected from the Mt. Mireuk, and divided into the classification standards based on weathering degrees and strength measured by rock-test hammer. The results from comparison of the strength measured by undestructive rock-test hammer and the strength values converted from ultrasonic velocity showed that each strength measurement value was proportionate. The water absorption of the sample was 1.68 to 0.20%. The F-type of fresh rock was not naturally saturated and the WW-type was naturally saturat ed but took quite a long time. The water absorption was increased gradually in order of SW-type, the MW-type and the HW-type according to weathering condition. The CW-type samples showed the highest water absorption among the weathered classification samples. Through dyeing test, it was found out that only the feldspar was dyed out of the F-type and the WW-type. The SW-type and the MW-type were distinguished by the fact that plagioclase being dyed. And dyed area was expanded to quartz crack in HW-type and CW-type. Physical change by weathering of the rock-forming minerals could be classified with 3 grades. Through the XRD analysis, albite among the rock-forming mineral showed remarkable decrease. SEM-EDX analysis of the component change in the rock-forming minerals such as biotite, plagioclase, and orthoclase, showed that in case of highly-weathered grade samples compared with fresh samples, contents of the Al2O3, K2O, Na2O increase and CaO, MgO decrease in the biotite, the CaO, K2O increase and Na2O decrease in the plagioclase, the Al2O3 a little increase and K2O, Na2O decrease in the orthoclase. The results of extracted cation analysis using the powder samples of each weathering grade, the CaO, Na2O, K2O and MgO are highly chemical variations in rock forming minerals and positive variation show high in the weathering grade of the WW-type and CW-type. This research will be used as an importance data to establish a plan for conservation treatment of composed stone in the Mireuksaji temple stone pagoda.

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2022.12)

Journal of Conservation Science Journal Abbreviation J. Conserv. Sci.
Frequency Quarterly
Doi Prefix 10.12654
Publisher The Korean Society of Conservation Science for Cultural Heritage
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