Chatting Stones, Fossils, Fossil Hunting With Local Expert

Talking with local #beachcomber about his collection of #fossils and rare #stones found in Norfolk.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

If anyone has any questions for Carl please leave them here in the comments and he will reply

[@LoneWolf-479]

Carl is a legend. The man has museum worthy finds tucked in every pocket. Would love a video of his personal collection. Love his passion.

[@Hitokage]

Nice that you have such a community there.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Yeah its awesome 👍 I think fossil hunting is quite a popular pass time these days

[@michellesmith2027]

Carl you legend ,I'd like to see more of his magnificent finds .Great listening to his wisdom 😌

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Celebrity legend 🙌

[@carlnichols1500]

Thankyou Michelle your comments to all are always so kind.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

@@carlnichols1500 Michelle will have to do one of these interview videos 📹 😀

[@carlnichols1500]

@@Treasurehunter11001 That would be a film great to see. Norfolk's Mary Anning.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

@@carlnichols1500 That's going to be the title 😁

[@infantryattacks]

Wonderful video full of fascinating finds.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Thanks for watching Michael

[@snazzyminx5072]

Hi Guys- I live where you do and go to the same beaches. I started looking for fossils but what I have collected are loads of flint arrowheads, a couple of hand axes, loads of flint scrapers and pottery, Roman and Iron age. I found a fabulous walnut, still whole and completely fossilised. I laughed when you said you talked about finding stuff you were not looking for because my dream is to find an ammonite, and I have still to find one! Happy hunting guys :))

[@jellybean1102]

Quite an interesting guy. Nice video!

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Yes for sure, thanks jellybean

[@raygrange7312]

That guy has passion. Great vid.

[@carlnichols1500]

Thankyou, passion is great. Many say crazy.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Cheers Ray

[@raygrange7312]

@@carlnichols1500 😂

[@davidthomas6859]

What a gent ,and fantastic interview mate .Those finds are out of this world especially the pudding stone .The Americans go wild for pudding stones . Not a clue on the mystery stone ❤

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Yeah a gent for sure , I am going to start looking for pudding stone now wasn't on my radar until Carl bought that piece along

[@davidthomas6859]

@@Treasurehunter11001Great idea ,look out for a guy in Michigan USA called Michigan Rocks he does a lot with pudding stones

[@carlnichols1500]

@@davidthomas6859 Many thanks for taking the time to comment. Last night I was watching that guy in Michigan I learn much from him, much better than tv.

[@davidthomas6859]

@@carlnichols1500 Glad the information helped Carl ,nice to meet you on utube 👍

[@thearrowheadreapers8668]

Wow that pudding stone is off the charts!!! What a great interview, thoroughly enjoyed it. Those mammoth teeth are pretty awesome to. 🏹

[@carlnichols1500]

Thanks Arrow. I've got to find larger pudding stone of greater quality now. The quest goes on.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Thanks for watching , going to start collecting pudding stone myself after seeing that piece

[@thearrowheadreapers8668]

I can understand that, good luck 🤞

[@Treasurehunter11001]

@@thearrowheadreapers8668 I didn't actually know what I was looking for think I recall walking past pieces before , looks amazing polished up

[@thearrowheadreapers8668]

They find those type of stones in our northern states. But I've never seen one polished like he has.

[@gm3471]

Awesome video as usual! Very interesting 👌

[@Treasurehunter11001]

I big thankyou for supporting the channel , yeah the information in here is priceless👍

[@DavidBere]

👍👍👍Very educational video, learnt alot about our beautiful coastline and fossils in general. Thanks for sharing.👍👍👍

[@Treasurehunter11001]

👍👍👍 no problem, yes I am learning alot also thanks for watching

[@carlnichols1500]

Thankyou for your comment😀. I like the sounds of the sea and the helicopter in this video makes it real some how. North Norfolk beaches my favourite place in the world.

[@birthehavmller5963]

Greetings from Denmark. The yellow stone is probably calcedony. In Denmark we have two shades of calcedony, a gray one and a yellow one. Calcedony can replace/fill the core of fossils such as sea urchins and brachiopods. I have a small yellow brachipod which shines like amber. I hope to visit your beach one day. Happy fossil hunting!

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Greetings from England Birthe, thanks for watching thanks for the information I will research Calcedony as not familiar with it myself . Happy Fossil Hunting to you too !

[@Bones_and_Stones]

Lovely piece but I might have some bad news. Bubbles point to... glass. Usually that's waste product from iron smelting but also post production rejects and waste from glass works. As cliffs are washed out it exposes quite a few of dumps. I have quite a few different pieces ranging in colour. By nature, none of miclocristaline quartz mineral have bubbles in them... Hardness of ~7. Seems right to me. I was fulled by that one immediately. Also thought what a lovely piece of amber 😆 That pudding stone 😍

[@Treasurehunter11001]

I was wondering about those bubbles I should have got some close ups of the Amber imposter but was fascinated by the pudding stone that I forgot.

[@carlnichols1500]

Not bad news at all every time I see it I recall the the day, location, and moment I found it glowing away in the sun on top of a hump of stones. Makes me smile every time its called amber. What ever it is I would be happy to find more. Thank you for your informative comment.

[@Bones_and_Stones]

@@carlnichols1500 I have found an exciting looking piece in Essex. Blue and green banding and opal like lustre. Non translucent at all. I was stumped for a while, especially that the location just has standard 99% chert nodules 1% quartz pebble characteristics. Turns out that at some point the bridleway must have been fixed with slag glass. Looks like this Victorian blue marble like glass. Those little bubbles were giveaway, which was later confirmed when I got back there and found more pieces that bore some more obvious production marks... Still, it proudly sits on a shelf and brightens my collection. I might think about polishing now 😉 Lovely finds Carl! I hope our paths will cross one day!

[@carlnichols1500]

@@Bones_and_Stones Would love to see that. now and polished. I find those 100mm Terrazzo floor tile polishing discs very good especially on flat surfaces . Happy hunting.

[@Bones_and_Stones]

@@carlnichols1500 If you have an email address you don't mind sharing here we could initiate little show and tell. I am curious what other things you have found as erratics over there can be interesting. I have 2 small bits of nice jasper from Norfolk coast.

[@sarahstuart5015]

Love meeting chaps like this on the beach, so much experience and knowledge, thanks for introducing us!

[@Treasurehunter11001]

No problem, yes I agree such a wealth of knowledge

[@MinimalistMachinist]

What a great guy!

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Yes what a legend! thanks for watching MM

[@lukematthes9438]

Great little film. Always nice to meet Carl on the beach, although you know you won’t find much looking in his wake. A true Norfolk gem in his own right.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Yeah I know exactly what you mean he is like a beach hoover for fossils and pudding stones 🤣 , what a professional 👏

[@carlnichols1500]

It is a well produced great film. Luke if I had missed what I've found, and found what I missed I would have found a great deal more. See you on the beach.

[@jamesdec1774]

Had no idea that finds like this could be had in the UK.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

They sure can, thanks for checking out the video !

[@stephenkessel1990]

WOW!!!! Like hittn one over the green monster super content and really enjoy meeting your friend what a wealth of knowledge between you both.. Stay safe brother and keep hunting those beaches until next time .✌️❤️@good happiness stuff to you both.

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Thanks for checking out the video Stephen yeah Carl knows everything there is to know about mammoth teeth and rare stones

[@Elyk-kb6hr]

I believe the mystery stone is "citrine" they are some lovely finds. :)

[@milosstrela]

Super video,drago mi je prijatelju,veliki pozdrav🤝🤝🍀

[@Treasurehunter11001]

Thankyou , 🤝🤝🤝

[@stevebowerman2235]

hmm the translucent bubble filled stone, appears to be water worn glass I think...

[@carlnichols1500]

Thanks Steve,

[@kyleo9218]

It could be glass, We're there any old marble factories or glass factories or ship wrecks in the past around the area ?

[@ianjones4984]

carl legend good man

[@Treasurehunter11001]

yeah what a legend ! did you get to speak to him while you were on the beach ?

[@ianjones6065]

Not yet 😭 I will hopefully