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Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA i
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Cluster of petrified stumps

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Fossil leaf

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Digging Red Fluorite at the Sotomayor Claim

Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Cluster of petrified stumps

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Fossil leaf

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Pine cone

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Digging Red Fluorite at the Sotomayor Claim

Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Cluster of petrified stumps

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Fossil leaf

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

38° 56' 44'' North , 105° 17' 20'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Mindat Locality ID:

21819

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:21819:8

GUID (UUID V4):

Florissant is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Florissant, Colorado, was named after Florissant, Missouri, the hometown of Judge James Castello, an early settler. The word florissant is the gerund of the French verb fleurir, which roughly means to flourish, to flower, or to blossom.

Florissant is located immediately north of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

The Florissant CDP has an area of 330 acres (1.336 km²), all land.

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8 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Amber'

Locality: South Fork Twin Creek, Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

Kirejtshuk, A. G., Merkl, O., & Kernegger, F. (2008). A new species of the genus Pentaphyllus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Diaperinae) from the Baltic amber and checklist of the fossil Tenebrionidae. Zoosyst Ross, 17, 131-137.

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

Locality: Florissant area [2], Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

David Eicher

ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

David Eicher

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

KellerLynn, K. (2006) Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Geologic Resource Evaluation Report. Natural Resource Report 2006/009. National Park Service

ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

KellerLynn, K. (2006) Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Geologic Resource Evaluation Report. Natural Resource Report 2006/009. National Park Service

ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

Locality: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Phenakite

Formula: Be₂SiO₄

Habit: flat rhombohedral

References:

Belsher, Don and Dee (1979) The mineral phenacite. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter 2(1) (February 1979), 2.

ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'

Formula: Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A

Locality: Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA
Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO₃

Locality: Florissant area [2], Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

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Fe³⁺O(OH)ⓘ Goethite

Goethite

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Goethite, etc.

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Goethite, etc.

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Goethite

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Goethite, etc.

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Goethite, etc.

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Goethite

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Goethite, etc.

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Quartz var. Amethyst	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	var. Opal-CT	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Strontianite	5.AB.15	SrCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Phenakite	9.AA.05	Be₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Microcline var. Amazonite	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ		9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Amber'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Pumpellyite Subgroup'	-	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
ⓘ	'Petrified Wood'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
H	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT	SiO₂ · nH₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Sr	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florissant,_Colorado
Wikidata ID:	Q5461910

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- Teller County
  - Florissant (Topaz Butte)
    - ⭔Florissant Area
      - ⭔Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
      - South Fork Twin Creek
    - ⭔Florissant area [2]

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References

friendsofmineralogycolorado.org (n.d.) http://friendsofmineralogycolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1979_02_Feb_FMCC_newsletter_v_2_no_1.pdf

Belsher, Don and Dee (1979) The mineral phenacite. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter 2(1) (February 1979), 2.

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

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