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Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Florissant (Topaz Butte) | Town |
| Teller County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 56' 44'' North , 105° 17' 20'' West
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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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| ⓘ 'Amber' |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Petrified Wood' |
| ⓘ Phenakite Formula: Be2SiO4 Habit: flat rhombohedral |
| ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
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 |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q5461910 |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Teller County
- Florissant (Topaz Butte)
- Teller County
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