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TABLE 7
FULLER'S EARTH SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE AND USE1
(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)
 
      2006   2007
    Quantity   Value   Quantity   Value
Type:  
  Attapulgite2 285 r 42,200 245 36,500
  Montmorillonite 2,260 r 201,000 2,410 221,000
  Total 2,540   243,000   2,660   257,000
Use:  
  Absorbents:
  Oil and grease absorbent 253 NA 367 NA
  Pet waste absorbent 1,440 NA 1,390 NA
  Animal feed 112 NA 48 NA
  Fertilizers W NA W NA
  Fillers, extenders, binders3 195 r NA 233 NA
  Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing animal, 55 NA 73 NA
  mineral, and vegetable oils and greases
  Miscellaneous4 442 r NA 523 NA
  Exports5 23 NA   22 NA
  Total   2,540   243,000 2,660   257,000
rRevised. NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Miscellaneous."���
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Primarily gellant-grade fuller's earth. More information can be found in the "Fuller's Earth" portion of the
production section of this report.
3Includes asphalt emulsions; medical, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; paints; pesticides and related products; and other����
unknown uses.���
4Includes civil engineering, drilling mud, miscellaneous absorbents, and other unknown uses.���
5Includes oil and grease absorbents (2006), pet waste absorbents (2006), drilling mud, paint (2007), and other���
unknown uses.���

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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