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Early Mesozoic basin aquifers

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The Early Mesozoic basins are bounded by faults and are filled with thick sequences of sedimentary rocks of fluvial and alluvial origin. Siltstone, mudstone and local beds of dolomite and coal were deposited in lakes and marshy areas within the basins as they filled.

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