Geologic Unit: Berino

Usage:

Berino Formation (NM)
Berino Member of Magdalena Formation (NM*,TX*)
[†Magdalena Formation not used by the NM Geol. Survey.]

Geologic age:

Middle Pennsylvanian (Atokan to Desmoinesian)*

Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Named from Berino, on Santa Fe RR about 4 mi north of TX-NM bdry., [Anthony 7.5-min quadrangle], Dona Ana Co., southeastern NM (see Nelson, 1940).
[Type locality:] in Vinton Canyon, 2 to 3 mi east of Westway on western flank of Franklin Mountains, [approx. Lat. 31 deg. 58 min. 00 sec. N., Long. 106 deg. 31 min. 30 sec. W., Canutillo 7.5-min quadrangle], El Paso Co., western TX (see Nelson, 1940; Harbour, 1972).

AAPG geologic province:

Orogrande basin*