A contribution to the self-potential method

To date, the interpretation of the self-potential anomalies, caused by the polarized spherical ore bodies, has usually been carried out based on the special graph along the profile passing through the extremes of these anomalies. This special graph could be identified only if we have at hand a map of self-potential distribution for which many profiles should be measured needing many man powers and time. To overcome this situation, in actual paper a new method of interpretation for the above mentioned self-potential anomalies is proposed for which sufficiency is provided by only two self-potential graphs along two parallel ordinary profiles oriented fortuitously.The theoretical basis of this new method of interpretation, together with several nomograms making comfortably its use as well as some testing results, were given.Until May 1986, Inst. of Hydrogeology and Eng. Geology, Warsaw University, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.