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A fault line with paired arrows showing lateral movement.
Also known as: Transcurrent fault symbol, Lateral fault symbol, Wrench fault symbol
On a geological map a strike-slip fault is drawn as a line with a pair of opposed arrows alongside it, marking a break where the two sides have moved horizontally past one another.
Marks a fault on which movement has been horizontal along the fault line.
Contexts: Maps
Displaces features sideways without raising or lowering either side, so a map shows the offset in the pattern of the rocks rather than in their elevation.
Contexts: Maps
A heavy line with an arrow on each side pointing in opposite directions along the line.