Douglas Maxwell Stone
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Douglas Maxwell Stone also known as Doug Stone (born 26 June 1948) is an Australia
n geologist
, author, publisher, farmer and businessman. He was born in Kew
, Victoria, and is the son of Lawrie Phillip Stone and Josephine Alexander Proctor. He is Manager of Outdoor Press, and a farmer on the property known as Granite Springs, Kelvin Views, Victoria
. He is an author of numerous publications on geology
, gold prospecting
, and maps (in particular of Victoria).
Over a number of years Stone has written many books on Australian gold prospecting, gemstones, minerals and fossils. He spent 20 years with the Geological Survey of Victoria, initially as a Field Officer before becoming the Editor of the 'Mining and Geological Journal.' In 1976 he started his own publishing business - Outdoor Press. With the introduction of metal detectors onto the Australian Goldfields in 1977 a new 'gold boom' was sparked and he has been chasing gold ever since - as a prospector, tour operator, consultant, researcher and author.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n geologist
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, author, publisher, farmer and businessman. He was born in Kew
Kew
Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. Kew is best known for being the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace...
, Victoria, and is the son of Lawrie Phillip Stone and Josephine Alexander Proctor. He is Manager of Outdoor Press, and a farmer on the property known as Granite Springs, Kelvin Views, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. He is an author of numerous publications on geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, gold prospecting
Gold prospecting
Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector...
, and maps (in particular of Victoria).
Over a number of years Stone has written many books on Australian gold prospecting, gemstones, minerals and fossils. He spent 20 years with the Geological Survey of Victoria, initially as a Field Officer before becoming the Editor of the 'Mining and Geological Journal.' In 1976 he started his own publishing business - Outdoor Press. With the introduction of metal detectors onto the Australian Goldfields in 1977 a new 'gold boom' was sparked and he has been chasing gold ever since - as a prospector, tour operator, consultant, researcher and author.
Publications
- Abele, C., and Douglas M. Stone. Geology of the Anglesea area, central coastal Victoria. Melbourne, 1979.
- Bawden, SharmanSharman StoneDr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria...
, and Douglas M. Stone. Australian gemstones. Sydney, 1970. - Duff, John S., K. R. Garland, and Douglas M. Stone. Saltland in Victoria. Rev. ed. [Wodonga, Vic.]: Victorian Irrigation Research and Promotion Organisation, 1986.
- Garland, K. R., John S. Duff, Douglas M. Stone, and Victorian Irrigation Research and Promotion Organisation. Saltland in Victoria. [Wodonga, Vic.]: Victorian Irrigation Research and Promotion Organisation, 1981.
- Lai, K. K., Douglas M. Stone, and R. T. Hattersley. By-Wash spillways for farm dams. Manly Vale, N.S.W.: Water Research Laboratory, University of New South Wales, 1965.
- Lawrence, C. R., Douglas M. Stone, and Geological Survey of Victoria. Geology, hydrodynamics and hydrochemistry of the southern Murray basin. 2 vols. [Melbourne]: Mines Dept., 1975.
- Lawrence, C. R., Douglas M. Stone. Geology, hydrodynamics and hydrochemistry of the southern Murray basin. 2 vols, Memoir (Geological Survey of Victoria) ; 30. [Melbourne]: Mines Dept., 1975.
- Phipps, Maurice, and Douglas Stone. Canoeing in Australia. Lilydale, Vic.: Pioneer Design Studio, 1976.
- Stone, Derrick I., and Douglas Stone. How to find Australian gemstones. [Melbourne]: Periwinkle Books, 1969.
- Stone, Derrick I., and Douglas Stone. Gold prospecting, Periwinkle colour series. Melbourne: Periwinkle Books, 1970.
- Stone, Douglas, and Greg Dunnett. Discover Victoria's goldfield heritage : Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Stawell. Burwood, Vic.: See Australia Guides, 1993.
- Stone, Douglas, Greg Dunnett, and Derrick I. Stone. Explore the great ocean road : along Australia's southern touring route, Geelong to Mt. Gambier. Lilydale, Vic.: See Australia Guides, 1991.
- Stone, Douglas, Greg Dunnett, and Derrick I. Stone. Explore the Great Ocean Road : Geelong to Mt. Gambier. Rev. ed. Healesville, Vic.: See Australia Guides, 1997.
- Stone, Douglas M. A wave-recording network for Australia. Manly Vale, N.S.W.: Water Research Laboratory, University of New South Wales, 1969.
- Stone, Douglas M. Where to find Queensland gemstones. Yarra Glen, Vic.: Pioneer, 1975.
- Stone, Douglas M. Gold prospectingGold prospectingGold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector...
. Lilydale, Vic: Outdoor Press, 1977. - Stone, Douglas M. Gold prospecting. New enlarged ed, 1988.
- Stone, Douglas M. "Gold & relic sites : metal detecting map with notes. Ararat goldfield." Shepparton [Vic.]: Outdoor Press,, 1999.
- Stone, Douglas M. "Gold & relic sites : metal detecting map with notes. Moonambel Redbank goldfield." Shepparton, [Vic.]: Outdoor Press,, 1999.
- Stone, Douglas M. "Gold & relic sites : metal detecting map with notes. St Arnaud goldfield." Shepparton, [Vic.]: Outdoor Press,, 1999.
- Stone, Douglas M. "Gold & relic sites : metal detecting map with notes. Stuart Mill goldfield." Shepparton, [Vic.]: Outdoor Press,, 1999.
- Stone, Douglas M. Gold prospectingGold prospectingGold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector...
. New enl. ed. Shepparton, Vic.: Outdoor Press, 1999. - Stone, Douglas M., G. Abele, and D. Spencer. Geology of the Anglesea area, central coastal Victoria. [Melbourne]: Dept. of Minerals and Energy, 1979.
- Stone, Douglas M., and Robert Butt. Where to find Australian minerals, Periwinkle colour guides. Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1972.
- Stone, Douglas M., and Robert Butt. Where to find Australian minerals. Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1972.
- Stone, Douglas M., and Robert A. Butt. A guide to Australian precious opal. Melbourne: Periwinkle Books, 1972.
- Stone, Douglas M., and Robert A. Butt. A guide to Australian precious opal. rev. ed, Periwinkle guide. Sydney: Periwinkle Books, 1976.
- Stone, Douglas M., and Robert A. Butt. Where to find Australian minerals. 2nd ed, Periwinkle guide, 1977.
- Stone, Douglas M., Bob Sargent, and Sharman StoneSharman StoneDr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria...
. Metal detecting for gold & relics in Australia. Lilydale, Vic.: Outdoor Press, 1980. - Stone, Douglas M., and Derrick I. Stone. Golden stamp book of Australian fossils, Australian golden stamp book. Gladesville, N.S.W.: Golden Press, 1973.
- Stone, Douglas M., and Derrick I. Stone. How to find Australian gemstones, Periwinkle guide. Dee Why West, N.S.W.: Periwinkle Books, 1977.
- Stone, Douglas M., and Sharman StoneSharman StoneDr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria...
. Australian sea shells : [a guide to collecting Australian sea shells]. Sydney: Golden Press, 1975. - Stone, Douglas M., and Sharman StoneSharman StoneDr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria...
. Australian fossils, An Australian nature guide. [Windsor, Vic.]: Budget Books in association with Lloyd O'Neil, 1979. - Stone, Douglas M., Sharman StoneSharman StoneDr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria...
, and Bob Sargent. Metal detecting for gold & relics in Australia. Lilydale, Vic.: Outdoor Press, 1980. - Stone, Douglas M., and Sharman StoneSharman StoneDr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria...
. Australian fossils, Australian golden pocket guide. Sydney: Golden Press, 1975. - Stone, Douglas M., and Sharman StoneSharman StoneDr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria...
. Australian fossils. South Yarra, Vic.: Lloyd O'Neil for Currey O'Neil, 1983. - Stone, Douglas M., Sharman StoneSharman StoneDr. Sharman Nancy Stone née Bawden , Australian politician, has been an Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Murray, Victoria...
, and Bob Sargent. Metal detecting for gold & relics in Australia. Rev. ed. Burwood, Vic: Outdoor Press, 1991. - Stone, Douglas M., Beach stability in Lake Macquarie entrance. [Manly Vale, N.S.W.]: University of New South Wales, Water Research Laboratory, 1964.
- Stone, Douglas M., John Wilson, Rich Richardson, Derrick I. Stone, and Arthur Wigley. Rock and mineral formation, Australian nature library. Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1972.