TY - JOUR N2 - In the Polish sector of the Magura Nappe have long been known and exploited carbonate mineral waters, saturated with carbon dioxide, known as the “shchava (szczawa)”. These waters occur mainly in the Krynica Subunit of the Magura Nappe, between the Dunajec and Poprad rivers, close to the Pieniny Klippen Belt (PKB). The origin of these waters is still not clear, this applies to both “volcanic” and “metamorphic” hypotheses. Bearing in mind the case found in the Szczawa tectonic window and our geological and geochemical studies we suggest that the origin of the carbon dioxide may be linked with the thermal/pressure alteration of organic matter of the Oligocene deposits from the Grybów Unit. These deposits, exposed in several tectonic windows of the Magura Nappe, are characterized by the presence of highly matured organic matter – the origin of the hydrocarbon accumulations. This is supported by the present-day state of organic geochemistry studies of the Carpathian oil and gas bed rocks. In our opinion origin of the carbon-dioxide was related to the southern, deep buried periphery of the Carpathian Oil and Gas Province. The present day distribution of the carbonated mineral water springs has been related to the post-orogenic uplift and erosion of the Outer (flysch) Carpathians. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/108889/PDF/4_Oszczypko.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/108889 PY - 2018 IS - No 2 EP - 181–206 KW - Outer Carpathians KW - Grybów Unit KW - Szczawa tectonic window KW - Mineralogy KW - geochemistry KW - organic matter KW - Carbonate mineral waters KW - Carbon dioxide A1 - Oszczypko, Nestor A1 - Wójcik-Tabol, Patrycja A1 - Oszczypko-Clows, Marta PB - Komitet Nauk Geologicznych PAN PB - Wydział Geologii UW VL - vol. 68 DA - 2018.06.30 T1 - The genesis of the carbon dioxide in the Polish Outer Carpathians – Szczawa tectonic window case study – new insight SP - 181–206 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/108889 T2 - Acta Geologica Polonica ER -