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| TABLE� 4 | ||||||
| CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2007, | ||||||
| BY MAJOR USE1 | ||||||
| Quantity | ||||||
| (thousand | Value | Unit | ||||
| Use | metric tons) | (thousands) | value | |||
| Concrete aggregates (including concrete sand) | 236,000 | $1,850,000 | $7.83 | |||
| Plaster and gunite sands | 13,600 | 110,000 | 8.31 | |||
| Concrete products (blocks, bricks, pipe, decorative, etc.) | 5,290 | 32,300 | 6.11 | |||
| Asphaltic concrete aggregates and other bituminous mixtures | 62,400 | 616,000 | 9.86 | |||
| Road base and coverings | 121,000 | 740,000 | 6.09 | |||
| Road stabilization, cement | 3,360 | 23,100 | 6.88 | |||
| Road stabilization, lime | 1,140 | 6,710 | 5.89 | |||
| Fill | 73,400 | 324,000 | 4.39 | |||
| Snow and ice control | 4,480 | 28,700 | 6.41 | |||
| Railroad ballast | 813 | 9,320 | 11.46 | |||
| Roofing granules | 157 | 1,770 | 11.28 | |||
| Filtration | 535 | 8,340 | 15.58 | |||
| Golf course maintenance sand� | 601 | 8,110 | 13.49 | |||
| Other miscellaneous uses | 9,800 | 85,600 | 8.74 | |||
| Unspecified:2 | ||||||
| Actual | 234,000 | 1,660,000 | 7.10 | |||
| Estimated | 466,000 | 3,140,000 | 6.73 | |||
| Total or average | 1,230,000 | 8,640,000 | 7.01 | |||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
| 2Reported and estimated production without a breakdown by end use. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program