Reply to comment by Y. Park and J.-H. Ree on 'Chemical remagnetization of the Upper Carboniferous-Lower Triassic Pyeongan Supergroup in the Jeongseon area, Korea: fluid migration through the Ogcheon Fold Belt' |
| |
| Authors: | Yong-Hee Park Seong-Jae Doh Dongwoo Suk |
| |
| Institution: | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 136-713,;Korea. E-mail: Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 425-791,;Korea |
| |
| Abstract: | In their comment, Park & Ree have raised several points against the interpretation by Park et al. , and argued that the remagnetization in the Jeongseon area was caused by the thermal effects of a Late Cretaceous pluton and/or associated short-range hydrothermal fluids, rather than by long-range fluids advocated by us.
We disagree with most points raised by Park & Ree and we make a case that these are invalid because of what we believe is incorrect geologic evidence. Hence, our model—that the fluids causing the chemical remagnetization might migrate through the fault system within the Ogcheon Fold Belt—is the most plausible scenario. We recognize that our model needs to be tested in a future study and we welcome new interpretations for or against our model based on reliable geologic or geophysical data. |
| |
| Keywords: | chemical remagnetization fluid migration Korea palaeomagnetism |
|
|
