The results of deep geomagnetic soundings in the West Carpathians

Summary. The results of geomagnetic soundings in the West Carpathians are presented. The number of observation sites in this region was approximately 90. The data treatment included the calculation of single-station transfer functions and the separation of the fields into external and internal parts on some profiles. The interpretation was based on the construction of two-dimensional models explaining the observed features. The observed distribution of geomagnetic induction vectors is very regular and the axis of the anomaly runs in the contact region between the outer and inner Carpathians. The thickness of the well-conducting rock complex exceeds 10 km. The well-conducting rocks seem to be the sediments which accumulated in the contact region of the platform. The asymmetry in the distribution of induction vector amplitudes on some profiles can be accounted for by asymmetrical geometry, which is characteristic of the underthrusting of rocks.