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London Basin is mainly filled with Palaeogene sediments. The lowest (oldest) unit is the Thanet Formation (of Thanetian age, 56-58 million years old), which rests unconformably on top of the Chalk. It is composed dominantly of shallow marine sands. On top of the Thanet Formation lies the Lambeth Group, which was deposited in a coastal plain

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