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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)
 
    2005   2006
    Quantity   Value   Quantity   Value
Production 353   ####   848   ####
Use:
Heavy clay products and lightweight aggregates2 190 NA 609 NA
Refractories:
Firebrick, block, shapes -- NA 3 NA
Grogs and calcines -- NA 140 NA
Other refractories3 163 NA 46 NA
Miscellaneous4 -- NA 50 NA
Total   353   ####   848   ####
NA Not available. -- 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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