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TABLE 6
FIRE CLAY SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1
(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)
 
      2006   2007
    Quantity   Value   Quantity   Value
Production   848   19,000   565   23,800
Use:  
  Heavy clay products and lightweight aggregates2 609 NA 325 NA
  Refractories:
  Firebrick, block, shapes 3 NA -- NA
  Grogs and calcines 140 NA W NA
  Other refractories3 46 NA W NA
  Miscellaneous4 50 NA 240 NA
  Total   848   19,000   565   23,800
NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Miscellaneous."
-- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Includes common brick, concrete block, portland cement, and structural concrete.
3Includes kiln furniture, mortar and cement, and miscellaneous refractories.
4Includes floor tile, wall tile, and other unknown uses.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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