Douglas Maxwell Stone (born 26 June 1948) is an Australian 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 View, 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.
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 prospecting. 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 prospecting. 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 Stone. 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 Stone. Australian sea shells: [a guide to collecting Australian sea shells]. Sydney: Golden Press, 1975.
Stone, Douglas M., and Sharman Stone. Australian fossils, An Australian nature guide. [Windsor, Vic.]: Budget Books in association with Lloyd O'Neil, 1979.
Stone, Douglas M., Sharman Stone, and Bob Sargent. Metal detecting for gold & relics in Australia. Lilydale, Vic.: Outdoor Press, 1980.
Stone, Douglas M., and Sharman Stone. Australian fossils, Australian golden pocket guide. Sydney: Golden Press, 1975.
Stone, Douglas M., and Sharman Stone. Australian fossils. South Yarra, Vic.: Lloyd O'Neil for Currey O'Neil, 1983.
Stone, Douglas M., Sharman Stone, 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.
Topaz is a silicate mineral made of aluminum and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F, OH)2. It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments. Common topaz in its natural state is colorless, though trace element impurities can make it pale blue or golden brown to yellow-orange. Topaz is often treated with heat or radiation to make it a deep blue, reddish-orange, pale green, pink, or purple.
Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately 181 kilometres (112 mi) north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, including the adjacent town of Mooroopna, was 53,841.
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia, approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony and an influx of population growth and financial capital for Melbourne, which was dubbed "Marvellous Melbourne" as a result of the procurement of wealth.
A gold nugget is a naturally occurring piece of native gold. Watercourses often concentrate nuggets and finer gold in placers. Nuggets are recovered by placer mining, but they are also found in residual deposits where the gold-bearing veins or lodes are weathered. Nuggets are also found in the tailings piles of previous mining operations, especially those left by gold mining dredges.
Prospecting is the first stage of the geological analysis of a territory. It is the search for minerals, fossils, precious metals, or mineral specimens. It is also known as fossicking.
Warburton is a town in Victoria, Australia, 76 kilometres east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Warburton recorded a population of 2,020 at the 2021 census.
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. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries placer gold prospecting has also become a popular outdoor recreation. Gold prospecting has been popular since antiquity. From the earliest textual and archaeological references, gold prospecting was a common thread for gaining wealth.
Richard Daintree CMG was a pioneering Australian geologist and photographer. In particular, Daintree was the first Government geologist for North Queensland discovering gold fields and coal seams for future exploitation. Daintree was a pioneer in the use of photography during field trips and his photographs formed the basis of Queensland's contribution to the Exhibition of Arts and Industry in 1871. Following the success of the display, he was appointed as Queensland's Agent-General in London in 1872 but was forced to resign in 1876 due to ill-health and malpractice by some of his staff although not Daintree himself. A number of features in North Queensland have been named after Daintree including the town of Daintree, Queensland, the Daintree National Park, the Daintree River, the Daintree Rainforest which has been nominated for the World Heritage List and the Daintree Reef.
Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the 2021 census, Beechworth had a population of 3,290.
In Australia, New Zealand and Cornwall, fossicking is prospecting, especially when carried out as a recreational activity. This can be for gold, precious stones, fossils, etc. by sifting through a prospective area. In Australian English and New Zealand English, the term has an extended use meaning to "rummage". Though the term has been argued to come from Cornish, it likely originates from the Latin fossa, meaning “ditch”, “trench”.
Vatukoula is a gold mining settlement in Fiji, 9 km inland from the Town of Tavua on the island of Viti Levu.
The Lerderderg Gorge is in Victoria, Australia and largely within the Lerderderg State Park. The Lerderderg River which emerges from the Great Dividing Range has cut a deep gorge as it winds toward the southern plains. It is suggested that the name Lerderderg is perhaps a corruption of the Wurundjeri word "Larderdark," from 'larh' -stone house and 'dark' -peppermint gum.
Sir Albert Ernest Kitson, was a British-Australian geologist, naturalist, and winner of the Lyell Medal in 1927.
Mining in Western Australia is administered in terms of the administrative divisions of the:-
During the Australian gold rushes, starting in 1851, significant numbers of workers moved from elsewhere in Australia and overseas to where gold had been discovered. Gold had been found several times before, but the colonial government of New South Wales had suppressed the news out of the fear that it would reduce the workforce and destabilise the economy.
Dan Hausel a polymath of martial arts, geology, writing, astronomy, art, and public speaking. Hall-of-Fame 10th degree black belt grandmaster of Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo, mineral exploration geologist who made several gold, colored gemstone, and diamond deposit discoveries in Alaska, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, author of more than 600 publications including books, maps, professional papers and magazine articles, public speaker, artist, former astronomy lecturer for the Hansen Planetarium in Utah, and former rock musician.
Elizabeth Arnold Ripper was an Australian geologist, significant for her work in stromatoporoids.
James Venture Mulligan's Grave is a heritage-listed grave at Bakers Road, Mount Molloy, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1907. It is also known as Mount Molloy Cemetery. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Aquamarine is a pale-blue to light-green variety of the beryl family, with its name relating to water and sea. The color of aquamarine can be changed by heat, with a goal to enhance its physical appearance. It is the birth stone of March.
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