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Pulpí
Pulpí is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Demographics Largest salad On September 29, 2007, Pulpí tossed the world's largest salad, with 6,700 kilograms (14,740 pounds) of lettuce, tomato, onion, pepper and olives, supervised by 20 cooks over 3 hours. A Guinness World Records judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ... was present to confirm the new record. The salad was prepared in a container 18 m (59 ft) long and 4.8 m (15.7 ft) wide. Pulpí Geode In December 1999, the Pulpí Geode was discovered in the Pilar de Jaravía lead mine by the Grupo Mineralogista de Madri. External links *Pulpí- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía *- Diputación Provincial de Almería R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulpí Geode
The Pulpí Geode (Spanish: Geoda de Pulpí) is a giant geode found in Spain near the town of Pulpí (Province of Almería) in December 1999, by Javier Garcia-Guinea of the Grupo Mineralogista de Madrid. This geode is one of the largest documented geodes in the world to date. It occupies a space of , measuring with an average height of , and is located at a depth of in the Pilar de Jaravía mine, in the Sierra del Aguilón, in the municipality of Pulpí, from the coast. The geode has a funnel shape, with the narrowest part being L-shaped. It is notable on a worldwide scale for both its size and the transparency and perfection of the Selenite (mineral), selenite (gypsum) crystals lining the interior, which reach up to in length, with being the average. The abandoned silver-lead mine is now a geoheritage site attracting geotourism, geotourists. The geode was damaged by vandals at the end of 2021, but the damage was not as severe as first thought. The latest scientific research, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |