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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| BALL CLAY SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN | ||||||||
| THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE AND USE1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Type: | ||||||||
| Airfloat | 677 | #### | 872 | #### | ||||
| Water-slurried | 145 | 7,090 | 135 | 6,650 | ||||
| Unprocessed | 388 | #### | 181 | 8,490 | ||||
| Total | 1,210 | #### | 1,190 | #### | ||||
| Use: | ||||||||
| Fillers, extenders, binders | 51 | NA | 44 | NA | ||||
| Floor and wall tile | 485 | NA | 448 | NA | ||||
| Miscellaneous ceramics3 | 132 | NA | 123 | NA | ||||
| Pottery | 18 | NA | 21 | NA | ||||
| Sanitaryware | 297 | NA | 303 | NA | ||||
| Miscellaneous4 | 23 | NA | 21 | NA | ||||
| Exports5 | 204 | NA | 228 | NA | ||||
| Total | 1,210 | #### | 1,190 | #### | ||||
| NA Not available.� | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to | ||||||||
| totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes adhesives, animal feed, asphalt tile, asphalt emulsions, gypsum, | ||||||||
| paper filling, pesticides and related products, plastics, rubber, and other | ||||||||
| fillers, extenders, and binders. | ||||||||
| 3Includes catalysts, electrical porcelain, fiberglass, fine china/dinnerware, | ||||||||
| glass, mineral wool, and roofing granules. | ||||||||
| 4Includes heavy clay products, waterproofing seals, refractories, and other | ||||||||
| unknown uses. | ||||||||
| 5Includes ceramics and glass and floor and wall tile. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program