BUTTALA WALLAWAYA AREAS IN EASTERN SRI LANKA Archives

Recent earth tremors in Sri Lanka – Part II-By DULIP JAYAWARDENA Source:Island a critical review in relation with such activity in Tamil Nadu and the orogenesis of Himalayas based on a new theory of cratons and mobile belts in the Indian peninsular Former Director Geological Survey Department and retired Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations ESCAP MAGMATIC PULSES IN ASSEMBLY GONDWANA IN THE PERIPHRTAL OF VIJAYAN COMPLEX IN SRI LANKA The lithology of Sri Lanka comprises mainly the Highland complex, the Wanni complex and the Vijayan complex. Co- related with other East Gondwana continental terrains, the Vanni and Vijayan complex is interpreted as volcanic arc terrains bought together by two-sided subduction. The Highland Complex is compressed between the Vanni Complex in the west and the Vijayan complex in the east. ...