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August Berning Mine

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gemstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044104
MRDS ID M231442
Record type Site
Current site name August Berning Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.37093, 40.94212 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rodeo Creek NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 050E 04 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Turquoise Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Vinini Formation
    Rock description Vinini Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.37093, 40.94212
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn. Thrust Near Lynn Window

Comments on the geologic information

  • TURQUOISE OCCURS IN BLACK SHALE AND ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SHALE AND INTRUSIVE QUARTZ MONZONITE. THE FURQUOISE FORMS SEAMS ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND NUGGETS ALONG BRECCIATED SHEAR ZONES. HIGH-GRADE TURQUOISE, SLIGHTLY GREENISH-BLUE HAS BEEN FOUND BOTH AS CLEAR PIECES AND AS THE BLACK MATRIX, SPIDER WEB VARIETY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1927
Discoverer August Berning

Mining district

District name Lynn District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 318, REFERENCE NO. 3201100215

  • Deposit

    MORRISSEY, F. R., (1968) TURQUOISE DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, N.B.M. REPORT 17 P. 10

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE WAS DISCOVERED BY AUGUST BERNING IN 1927. ABOUT $10,000 PER YEAR WAS PRODUCED IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit TURQUOISE OCCURS IN BLACK SHALE AND ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SHALE AND INTRUSIVE QUARTZ MONZONITE. THE TURQUOISE FORMS SEAMS ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND NUGGETS ALONG BRECCIATED SHEAR ZONES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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