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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||
| SOUTH CAROLINA KAOLIN SOLD OR USED | ||||||||
| BY PRODUCERS, BY USE1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Production2 | 287 | #### | 294 | #### | ||||
| Use: | ||||||||
| Ceramics3 | 86 | NA | 83 | NA | ||||
| Rubber | 87 | NA | 79 | NA | ||||
| Other uses4 | 90 | r | NA | 110 | NA | |||
| Exports5 | 24 | NA | 22 | NA | ||||
| Total | 287 | #### | 294 | #### | ||||
| rRevised. NA Not available. | ||||||||
| 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), fine china/dinnerware, | ||||||||
| glazes, glass, and enamels, pottery, roofing granules, | ||||||||
| sanitaryware, and miscellaneous ceramics. | ||||||||
| 4Includes adhesives, animal feed, asphalt tile, brick (common | ||||||||
| and face), heavy clay products, lightweight aggregates, | ||||||||
| paints, paper coating, plastics, and refractories. | ||||||||
| 5Includes fillers, extenders, and binders. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program