STONE


'Stone' may refer to:

Contents
In construction and building
In geology
In print and literature
In media
In music
Other uses

In construction and building



Masonry, the building of structures from stone

Coade stone, a special form of vitreous stoneware, used for monumental work and architectural decoration

Standing stone, a solitary stone set vertically into the ground
, the types of stone used in building, sculpture, and masonry work

In geology



Rock (geology), a naturally occurring aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids, or an individual piece of rock

Marble, a metamorphic rock resulting from the metamorphism of limestone
, a list of naturally-occurring rock types

In print and literature



Stone trilogy, novels by Graham Edwards

Stone (novel), a science fiction novel by Adam Roberts

Stone (Marvel Comics), a martial artist first featured in the ''Daredevil'' series

Stone (Image Comics), a character created by Whilce Portacio and published under the Image Comics name

In media



Stone (film), a 1974 Australian biker film produced and directed by Sandy Harbutt

The Stones (TV series), an American sitcom

''Piedras'' (film), (''Stones''), a 2002 Spainsh film directed by Ramon Salazar

In music



The Rolling Stones, often known simply as "The Stones"

Stone (band), a Finnish thrash metal band

The Stones (New Zealand band), a New Zealand rock band

12 Stones, an American Christian rock band

"Stones" (song), a song popular within the ''Ultima'' universe

''Stones'' (Neil Diamond album), released in 1971

The Stone Roses, an English band

Other uses



Stone, Staffordshire in England

Stoning, a method of execution carried out by throwing rocks at the victim

Gemstone, a type of visually attractive stone used in jewelry

Stone (weight), a unit of weight equal to fourteen pounds avoirdupois

Stone (Chinese weight), a Chinese unit of weight equal to 120 piculs or 160 pounds avoirdupois

Calculus (medicine), a painful concretion of materials in organs or ducts, commonly known as e.g. ''gallstones''

Stoneware, a clay or ceramic material

Stone Brewing Company, a brewery in Escondido, California

Stones Bitter, a bitter beer from Yorkshire

★ The NATO reporting code name for the Russian SS-26 Iskander

★ A physical token used in a board game

★ The hard covering enclosing the seed of a drupe such as a peach


(Pomerania Stone)

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