고씨동굴 내에 퇴적되어 있는 박쥐배설물을 대상으로 박쥐배설물 퇴적층에 생성된 인산염 및 황산염광물상들의 동정과 광물학적 특성연구를 통해 이들 광물상들의 지화학적 생성환경을 규명하고자 하였다. 박쥐배설물 내 및 하부에 침전된 물질들은 대부분 인산염 및 황산염광물로 확인되었다. 인산염광물로는 francoanellite, taranakite, ardealite, brushite, monetite가 관찰되었으며, 황산염광물로는 석고와 중정석이 관찰되었다. 인산염 광물은 하부로 갈수록 상대적으로 taranakite → francoanellite → ardealite → brushite → monetite의 변화양상을 보이는 반면 황산염광물 석고는 단면 전반에 걸쳐 확인되며, 특히 침전물 층 상부에 농집되어 나타난다. 중정석은 박쥐배설물 내에 소량 산재되어 나타난다. 인산염광물들의 침전과 이들의 수직적 광물상 변화양상은 박쥐배설물로부터 이들이 생성된 지화학적 조건이 산성환경이며, 하부로 갈수록 수분함량이 낮아지는 상대적인 건조한 환경이었음을 지시한다.

The reaction path of water-gneiss in 200m borehole at the Soorichi site of Yugu Myeon, Chungnam was simulated by the EQ3NR/EQ6 program. Mineral composition of borehole core and fracture-filling minerals, and chemical composition of groundwater was published by authors. In this study, chemical evolution of groundwater and formation of secondary minerals in water-gneiss system was modelled on the basis of published results. The surface water was used as a starting solution for reaction. Input parameters for modelling such as mineral assemblage and their volume percent, chemical composition of mineral phases, water/rock ratio reactive surface area, dissolution rates of mineral phases were determined by experimental measurement and model fit. EQ6 modelling of the reaction path in water-gneiss system has been carried out by a flow-centered flow through open system which can be considered as a suitable option for fracture flow of groundwater. The modelling results show that reaction time of 133 years is required to reach equilibrium state in water-gneiss system, and evolution of present groundwater will continue to pH 9.45 and higher na ion concentration. The secondary minerals formed from equeous phase are kaolinite, smectite, saponite, muscovite, mesolite, celadonite, microcline and calcite with uincreasing time. Modeling results are comparatively well fitted to pH and chemical composition of borehole groudwater, secondary minerals identified and tritium age of groundwater. The EQ6 modelling results are dependent on reliability of input parameters: water-rock ratio, effective reaction surface area and dissolution rates of mineral phases, which are difficult parameters to be measured.