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A dashed fault line whose existence is deduced.
Also known as: Deduced fault symbol, Approximate fault symbol
On a geological map an inferred fault is drawn as a dashed line, marking a fault whose existence is deduced from the pattern of the rocks rather than observed directly.
Marks a fault deduced from evidence rather than observed at outcrop.
Contexts: Maps
Completes a three-way scale of certainty with the solid observed fault and the dotted concealed one, so a reader can see how confident the mapper was.
Contexts: Maps
A line of long dashes following the fault's deduced trace across the map.