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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||||
| SOUTH CAROLINA KAOLIN SOLD OR USED� BY PRODUCERS, BY USE1 | ||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| Pr | 294 | 17,900 | 297 | 17,600 | ||||||
| Us | ||||||||||
| Ceramics3 | 83 | NA | 87 | NA | ||||||
| Rubber | 79 | NA | 76 | NA | ||||||
| Other uses4 | 110 | NA | 134 | NA | ||||||
| Exports5 | 22 | NA | W | NA | ||||||
| Total | 294 | 17,900 | 297 | 17,600 | ||||||
| NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data;� | ||||||||||
| included in "Other uses." | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Includes airfloat, unprocessed, and calcined kaolin. | ||||||||||
| 3Includes catalysts (oil-refining), fiberglass, roofing granules, and sanitaryware. | ||||||||||
| 4Includes adhesives, animal feed, brick (common), floor and wall tile, paper coating, plastics, | ||||||||||
| and refractories. | ||||||||||
| 5Includes fillers, extenders, and binders. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program