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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||||||||
| GEORGIA KAOLIN SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS, BY TYPE AND USE1 | ||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Kind | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||
| Ty | ||||||||||||||
| Airfloat | 966 | 61,800 | 948 | 67,200 | ||||||||||
| Calcined2 | 1,180 | 262,000 | 1,290 | 267,000 | ||||||||||
| Delaminated | 1,240 | 153,000 | 1,140 | 150,000 | ||||||||||
| Unprocessed | �-- | �-- | �-- | �-- | ||||||||||
| Water washed | 3,530 | 469,000 | 3,190 | 440,000 | ||||||||||
| Total | 6,920 | 945,000 | 6,570 | 924,000 | ||||||||||
| Us | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic: | ||||||||||||||
| Ceramics and glass: | ||||||||||||||
| Catalysts (oil-refining) | 106 | NA | W | NA | ||||||||||
| Fiberglass | 359 | NA | 324 | NA | ||||||||||
| Roofing granules | 33 | NA | 35 | NA | ||||||||||
| Other3 | 172 | r | NA | 340 | NA | |||||||||
| Fillers, extenders, binders: | ||||||||||||||
| Adhesives | 30 | NA | 43 | NA | ||||||||||
| Paint | 343 | NA | 301 | NA | ||||||||||
| Paper coating | 2,400 | NA | 2,310 | NA | ||||||||||
| Paper filling | 420 | NA | 329 | NA | ||||||||||
| Plastic | 49 | NA | 78 | NA | ||||||||||
| Rubber | 151 | NA | 157 | NA | ||||||||||
| Other4 | 73 | NA | 41 | NA | ||||||||||
| Heavy clay products5 | (6) | NA | (6) | NA | ||||||||||
| Refractories7 | (6) | NA | (6) | NA | ||||||||||
| Undistributed8 | 820 | r | NA | 685 | NA | |||||||||
| Total | 4,950 | NA | 4,640 | NA | ||||||||||
| Exports: | ||||||||||||||
| Paint | 74 | NA | 69 | NA | ||||||||||
| Paper coating9 | 1,680 | NA | 1,640 | NA | ||||||||||
| Paper filling9 | 112 | NA | 122 | NA | ||||||||||
| Rubber | 13 | NA | 19 | NA | ||||||||||
| Undistributed10 | 86 | NA | 75 | NA | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,970 | NA | 1,930 | NA | ||||||||||
| Grand total | 6,920 | 945,000 | 6,570 | 924,000 | ||||||||||
| rRevised. NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||
| 2Includes pigment- and refractory-grade calcined kaolin. | ||||||||||||||
| 3Includes electrical porcelain, fine china/dinnerware, pottery, miscellaneous ceramics, and sanitaryware. | ||||||||||||||
| 4Includes animal feed; asphalt tile (2006); fertilizers; medical, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; pesticides and | ||||||||||||||
| related products (2006); and miscellaneous fillers, extenders, and binders. | ||||||||||||||
| 5Includes brick (common and face), portland cement, and miscellaneous clay products. | ||||||||||||||
| 6Wit | ||||||||||||||
| 7Includes firebricks, blocks and shapes, grogs and calcines, high-alumina specialties, kiln furniture, and | ||||||||||||||
| miscellaneous refractories. | ||||||||||||||
| 8Includes absorbents, chemical manufacturing, floor and wall tiles, heavy clay products, refractories (2006),� | ||||||||||||||
| �waterproofing seals, and other unknown uses. | ||||||||||||||
| 9Some export sales may be included under domestic sales. | ||||||||||||||
| 10Includes miscellaneous ceramics, miscellaneous fillers, extenders, and other unknown uses. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program