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| TABLE 12 | ||||||||||||
| GRANITE, TRAPROCK, SANDSTONE AND QUARTZITE� SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2007, BY USE1 | ||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||||
| Granite | Traprock | Sandstone and quartzite2 | ||||||||||
| Use | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Construction: | ||||||||||||
| Coarse aggregate (+1� inch): | ||||||||||||
| Macadam | W | W | 111 | 1,090 | W | W | ||||||
| Riprap and jetty stone | 1,380 | 19,100 | 608 | 7,810 | 512 | 6,330 | ||||||
| Filter stone | 313 | 3,820 | 323 | 3,620 | 152 | 1,290 | ||||||
| Other coarse aggregate | 4,390 | 64,300 | 3,640 | 34,400 | 479 | 4,480 | ||||||
| Coarse aggregate, graded: | ||||||||||||
| Concrete aggregate, coarse | 4,430 | 51,600 | 2,620 | 29,400 | 854 | 7,110 | ||||||
| Bituminous aggregate, coarse | 2,990 | 25,500 | 2,960 | 27,700 | 1,390 | 12,400 | ||||||
| Bituminous surface-treatment aggregate | 609 | 6,120 | 275 | 2,230 | 244 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Railroad ballast | 3,140 | 26,500 | 1,140 | 8,000 | 44 | 428 | ||||||
| Other graded coarse aggregate | 31,600 | 418,000 | 6,320 | 78,800 | 1,830 | 18,500 | ||||||
| Fine aggregate (- ⅜ inch): | ||||||||||||
| Stone sand, concrete | 2,810 | 29,600 | 651 | 11,400 | 1,010 | 13,600 | ||||||
| Stone sand, bituminous mix or seal | 1,150 | 7,830 | 806 | 7,900 | 578 | 4,840 | ||||||
| Screening, undesignated | 1,790 | 17,100 | 1,160 | 9,160 | 667 | 4,850 | ||||||
| Other fine aggregate | 15,900 | 164,000 | 2,780 | 28,700 | 1,070 | 11,600 | ||||||
| Coarse and fine aggregates: | ||||||||||||
| Graded road base or subbase | 5,340 | 47,300 | 9,970 | 77,100 | 2,470 | 15,200 | ||||||
| Unpaved road surfacing | 304 | 2,430 | 1,310 | 9,340 | 12 | 127 | ||||||
| Terrazzo and exposed aggregate | 240 | 4,400 | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Crusher run or fill or waste | 3,760 | 27,000 | 1,660 | 11,600 | 874 | 4,650 | ||||||
| Roofing granules | W | W | 3,430 | 26,000 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Other coarse and fine aggregates | 32,700 | 309,000 | 11,900 | 99,700 | 5,720 | 40,700 | ||||||
| Other construction materials | 553 | 5,670 | 108 | 1,640 | 456 | 3,690 | ||||||
| Agricultural: | ||||||||||||
| Agricultural limestone | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Poultry grit and mineral food | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Other agricultural uses | W | W | W | W | -- | -- | ||||||
| Chemical and metallurgical: | ||||||||||||
| Cement manufacture | -- | -- | -- | -- | 230 | 1,810 | ||||||
| Lime manufacture | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Dead-burned dolomite manufacture | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Flux stone | -- | -- | -- | -- | W | W | ||||||
| Chemical stone | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Glass manufacture | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Sulfur oxide removal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Special: | ||||||||||||
| Mine dusting or acid water treatment | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Asphalt fillers or extenders | W | W | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Whiting or whiting substitute | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Other fillers or extenders | -- | -- | 3 | 20 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Other miscellaneous uses and specified uses not listed | 17 | 131 | 54 | 719 | 90 | 1,340 | ||||||
| Unspecified:3 | ||||||||||||
| Reported | 103,000 | 1,090,000 | 31,800 | 333,000 | 10,200 | 84,500 | ||||||
| Estimated | 23,100 | 236,000 | 21,200 | 221,000 | 18,600 | 156,000 | ||||||
| Total | 241,000 | 2,620,000 | 105,000 | 1,030,000 | 47,700 | 398,000 | ||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Total." -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Includes sandstone-quartzite reported with no distinction between the two kinds of stone. | ||||||||||||
| 3Reported and estimated production without a breakdown by end use. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program