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A dotted fault line beneath younger cover.
Also known as: Buried fault symbol, Fault under cover symbol
On a geological map a concealed fault is drawn as a dotted line, marking a fault whose position is known but which is buried beneath younger deposits.
Marks a fault buried beneath younger cover, its position known rather than observed at surface.
Contexts: Maps
Belongs with the inferred fault to a set of line styles recording how well the mapper knows what they have drawn, which is information no solid line carries.
Contexts: Maps
A line of evenly spaced dots following the fault's known trace beneath the covering deposits.