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| TABLE� 6 | ||||||
| CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, | ||||||
| BY MAJOR USE1 | ||||||
| Quantity | ||||||
| (thousand | Value | Unit | ||||
| Use | metric tons) | (thousands) | value | |||
| Concrete aggregates (including concrete sand) | 264,000 | $1,920,000 | $7.27 | |||
| Plaster and gunite sands | 9,700 | 86,200 | 8.89 | |||
| Concrete products (blocks, bricks, pipe, decorative, etc.) | 7,390 | 52,800 | 7.15 | |||
| Asphaltic concrete aggregates and other bituminous mixtures | 66,300 | 551,000 | 8.31 | |||
| Road base and coverings | 128,000 | 716,000 | 5.59 | |||
| Road stabilization, cement | 2,940 | 18,500 | 6.28 | |||
| Road stabilization, lime | 1,330 | 6,810 | 5.13 | |||
| Fill | 78,800 | 335,000 | 4.26 | |||
| Snow and ice control | 4,760 | 29,100 | 6.12 | |||
| Railroad ballast | 1,030 | 6,940 | 6.75 | |||
| Roofing granules | 91 | 1,030 | 11.30 | |||
| Filtration | 1,640 | 13,600 | 8.31 | |||
| Golf course maintenance sand� | 157 | 1,420 | 9.02 | |||
| Other miscellaneous uses | 8,380 | 69,500 | 8.29 | |||
| Unspecified:2 | ||||||
| Actual | 295,000 | 1,930,000 | 6.55 | |||
| Estimated | 452,000 | 2,810,000 | 6.20 | |||
| Total or average | 1,320,000 | 8,540,000 | 6.46 | |||
| 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