REVIEWED LOCATION

Pulpí Geode & Mina Rica — Guided Giant Gypsum Geode Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

The municipal Pulpí Geode service operates guided visits through Mina Rica to view the giant gypsum/selenite geode; visitors view it through its opening rather than entering it.

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Important: A guided mineral display is not permission to remove crystals or enter non-public mine workings.

What is here

giant selenite/gypsum crystal geode in historic Mina Rica workings

Materials / interest: Gypsum

Collecting and access

Guided geology and mineral viewing only; no specimen collection is represented.

Use the official timed-ticket visitor entrance; the route includes many stairs and underground galleries.

Detailed status
viewing
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Required
Guide
Required
Booking
Required
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Underground mine environment with stairs and confined passages; follow the guide at all times.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-11 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-11 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-11.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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