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| TABLE 14 | |||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF CLAYS, BY TYPE1 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Type of clay | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | Principal destinations in 2013 | ||||||
| Ball clay | 77 | r | 4,580 | 52 | 6,610 | Belgium, 70%; Nicaragua, 15%; Japan, 13%; Costa Rica, 11%. | |||||
| Bentonite | 1,030 | r | 164,000 | r | 890 | 157,000 | Canada, 49%; Japan, 11%; China, 6%. | ||||
| Fire clay | 289 | 47,200 | 268 | 41,100 | Mexico, 44%; Luxembourg, 20%; Japan, 11%; Netherlands, 5%. | ||||||
| Fuller-s earth | 107 | r | 36,300 | r | 86 | 29,100 | Japan, 70%; Brazil, 9%; Italy, 8%; China, 6%; Netherlands, 6%. | ||||
| Kaolin | 2,450 | 549,000 | 2,540 | 577,000 | Taiwan, 70%; Mexico, 10%; Japan, 10%; Korea, Republic of, 10%. | ||||||
| Clays3 | 315 | r | 68,200 | r | 304 | 81,200 | Japan, 70%; Mexico, 20%; Germany, 5%; Korea, Republic of, 4%. | ||||
| Total | 4,270 | r | 870,000 | r | 4,140 | 892,000 | |||||
| rRevised.- | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship. | |||||||||||
| 3Not elsewhere classified. | |||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
