AU - Cooray, P.G. TI - The geology of Sri Lanka: an overview AV - Handbook on geology and mineral resources of Sri Lanka CY - GSMB PB - Dehiwala KW - Earth Sciences N1 - Sri Lanka,has a total area of 65 000km,consistin of a wide lowland plain and central hill mass which reses ,in places to over 2000 m elevation.Nine -tenths of the island are underlain by precambrain rocks subdivided into three major units ER -