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<p>I was going through an old Indian survey map, when I saw this unfamiliar relief feature. It looked like a cross between a hachure and saddle. Could someone help identify it?</p>

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2023-02-20T20:32:35.280Z
the location and scale of the map might be helpful when identifying this.can this be farming related?
trond hansen
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2023-02-21T00:46:46.133Z
It is likely a surface mine.
Spencer
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2023-02-21T06:25:49.460Z
Are you asking about the relief itself or about the symbol? Is the symbol absent from the map legend?
Jean-Marie Prival
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2023-02-21T07:28:56.037Z
The map appears to be a Survey of India map, sheet G43S10. This appears to be near Abu, Rajasthan, India at about 24.56°N, 72.72°E. For orientation, I found it useful to locate St. Mary's High School at the top edge of the image from the question. Using Google Maps, I cannot discern anything interesting in the area circled green: it appears to be just a rock outcropping. According to the Survey of India map legend this seems to be the signature for "rocky slope", but I could be wrong (I am not at all familiar with these maps).
njuffa
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What is this mountainous relief feature?
MrGubbo
# What is this mountainous relief feature?

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I was going through an old Indian survey map, when I saw this unfamiliar relief feature. It looked like a cross between a hachure and saddle. Could someone help identify it?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: the location and scale of the map might be helpful when identifying this.can this be farming related?  
> **username_2**: It is likely a surface mine.  
> **username_3**: Are you asking about the relief itself or about the symbol? Is the symbol absent from the map legend?  
> **username_4**: The map appears to be a Survey of India map, sheet G43S10. This appears to be near Abu, Rajasthan, India at about 24.56°N, 72.72°E. For orientation, I found it useful to locate St. Mary's High School at the top edge of the image from the question. Using Google Maps, I cannot discern anything interesting in the area circled green: it appears to be just a rock outcropping. According to the Survey of India map legend this seems to be the signature for "rocky slope", but I could be wrong (I am not at all familiar with these maps).  

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