Hunting for Whitby Jet

In this week's Cache Walk we are hunting for a gemstone called Jet. It's where the term, 'Jet Black' comes from. Jet is a type of fossilised wood that is made into jewelery. Join us for a walk around the beaches of Whitby. Do we find it?
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[@scottishwifie14]

Heading to Whitby on Monday can’t wait hopefully find some jet and Amnonite

[@GeoRick]

It's a great place to visit. Good luck. Please let us know how you get on with your search.

[@scottishwifie14]

@@GeoRick will do, it’s going to be a spring tide so hopefully might find something.

[@GeoScouter117]

Very interesting as always. Always entertained and educated at the same time.

[@GeoRick]

Glad you liked it. Always fun hunting for fossils and geocaches 🙂

[@Komikino]

I loved the views of this seaside town! And the views from the beach were even more amazing. Awesome shots with the drone too! :)

[@GeoRick]

Thanks, I love flying the drone in the UK as they have sensible drone rules.

[@roxyinc]

I've got so much jet now from these beaches over the years .too many beach combers .the minute a tide goes out the beach fills with people with bags..

[@GeoRick]

Lucky for us were the only ones looking on the day we were there.

[@mindblast3901]

Jet setters LOL good video

[@GeoRick]

ha ha thanks glad you liked it 🙂

[@CacheCanada]

Makes for very unique jewelry. Lots of coal eh? Is that where the term 'jet black' comes from?

[@GeoRick]

Interesting jewellery as jet is quite hard but still soft enough to be carved without too much trouble. Yes that's where the term comes 'jet blac'k from.

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

I stay scarborough and go for day to Whitby and robin hood bay great day out

[@GeoRick]

Would love to make it to Robin Hood Bay one day the village looks amazing in photographs.

[@RaymondoLeeTravel]

Do love visiting whitby. Hope you called into Magpie for fish and chips

[@GeoRick]

Yes Whitby is a great place to visit. Fish and Chips will be coming up in another Cache Walk but not from the Magpie. Sounds like there at least a couple of nice fish and chip shops there.

[@RaymondoLeeTravel]

@@GeoRick Magpie cafe is the best. No1 in Whitby

[@mourneswanderer1767]

I would probably be using bits of coal to make wee souvenir sketches! Not so fond of jet myself, although I am quite sure I had a go at 'jetting' there myself some decades ago!..... Love your camera Lynn. Fabulous photography/drone footage as always.

[@GeoRick]

So you have been jetting too. The hunt for treasures goes on 🙂Thanks.

[@BrentSmithsimrebel]

thats a lot of walking , tired me out just watching lol, Never knew they made jewelry from fossilized wood

[@GeoRick]

It was a long day even for us. Just had to keep looking 🙂 hate a DNF 🙂

[@roxyinc]

They don't.jet is monkey pussle tree sap that is over 3000 years old.not the wood

[@GeoRick]

All our research says Whitby Jet is the fossilized wood from species similar to the extant Chilean pine (Araucaria araucana).

[@jimpickens4067]

​@@roxyinc Jet is from a prehistoric species of Monkey Puzzle tree yes, however it most certainly is from the tree's wood and not it's sap

[@pilgrim.5630]

Didn't look at the tides time, didn't do any research on whitby, what a disaster.

[@GeoRick]

Did check the tide time just a little too keen to get there. Did research or as much as we could living half a world away. Found jet and great fossils while there. Whitby is a great place.