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The geological constitution of so vast a land-mass as Asia can only be dealt with here in the broadest outline, to provide a background for the discussion of topics of special interest which are considered in later pages. The continent of Asia as it now exists is composite; part is derived from Laurasia, part from Gondwanaland, the two portions being separated by the broad Himalayan mobile belt (Fig. 5.1).
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Read, H.H., Watson, J. (1975). Precambrian of Asiatic Laurasia. In: Introduction to Geology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15609-2_5
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