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About Douglas Maxwell Stone
- Douglas Maxwell Stone also known as Doug 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.
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