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| TABLE 13 | ||||||
| CRUSHED STONE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||||||
| IN 2006, BY USE1 | ||||||
| Quantity | ||||||
| (thousand | Value | Unit | ||||
| Use | metric tons) | (thousands) | value | |||
| Construction: | ||||||
| Coarse aggregate (+1� inch): | ||||||
| Macadam | 2,410 | $17,300 | $7.18 | |||
| Riprap and jetty stone | 10,700 | 106,000 | 9.95 | |||
| Filter stone | 4,860 | 42,200 | 8.68 | |||
| Other coarse aggregate | 26,100 | 244,000 | 9.37 | |||
| Coarse aggregate, graded: | ||||||
| Concrete aggregate, coarse | 49,500 | 412,000 | 8.33 | |||
| Bituminous aggregate, coarse | 33,400 | 255,000 | 7.62 | |||
| Bituminous surface-treatment aggregate | 10,300 | 86,700 | 8.40 | |||
| Railroad ballast | 10,500 | 80,800 | 7.72 | |||
| Other graded coarse aggregate | 136,000 | 1,310,000 | 9.63 | |||
| Fine aggregate (-3/8 inch): | ||||||
| Stone sand, concrete | 8,290 | 65,200 | 7.87 | |||
| Stone sand, bituminous mix or seal | 12,100 | 83,900 | 6.95 | |||
| Screening, undesignated | 15,600 | 109,000 | 6.96 | |||
| Other fine aggregate | 51,400 | 453,000 | 8.82 | |||
| Coarse and fine aggregates: | ||||||
| Graded road base or subbase | 94,400 | 620,000 | 6.56 | |||
| Unpaved road surfacing | 13,700 | 92,600 | 6.75 | |||
| Terrazzo and exposed aggregate | 968 | 17,300 | 17.86 | |||
| Crusher run or fill or waste | 25,100 | 152,000 | 6.04 | |||
| Roofing granules | 2,430 | 87,900 | 36.25 | |||
| Other coarse and fine aggregates | 160,000 | 1,180,000 | 7.39 | |||
| Other construction materials2 | 5,590 | 51,800 | 9.27 | |||
| Agricultural: | ||||||
| Agricultural limestone | 9,400 | 64,300 | 6.85 | |||
| Poultry grit and mineral food | 1,450 | 17,700 | 12.22 | |||
| Other agricultural uses | 1,110 | 22,800 | 20.57 | |||
| Chemical and metallurgical: | ||||||
| Cement manufacture | 74,900 | 457,000 | 6.10 | |||
| Lime manufacture | 18,100 | 154,000 | 8.50 | |||
| Dead-burned dolomite manufacture | W | W | 8.24 | |||
| Flux stone | 5,290 | 29,500 | 5.57 | |||
| Chemical stone | W | W | 9.99 | |||
| Glass manufacture | 998 | 8,390 | 8.41 | |||
| Sulfur oxide removal | 2,320 | 12,000 | 5.18 | |||
| Special: | ||||||
| Mine dusting or acid water treatment | 386 | 14,800 | 38.36 | |||
| Asphalt fillers or extenders | 1,030 | 12,100 | 11.78 | |||
| Whiting or whiting substitute | 98 | 2,380 | 24.24 | |||
| Other fillers or extenders | 3,500 | 78,400 | 22.40 | |||
| Other miscellaneous uses: | ||||||
| Abrasives | W | W | 6.44 | |||
| Lightweight aggregate (slate) | W | W | 5.51 | |||
| Porcelain, pottery, and tile | W | W | 24.42 | |||
| Refractory stone | W | W | 4.60 | |||
| Waste material | W | W | 2.61 | |||
| Other specified uses not listed | 8,250 | 80,200 | 9.72 | |||
| Unspecified:3 | ||||||
| Reported | 526,000 | 4,390,000 | 8.33 | |||
| Estimated | 390,000 | 3,020,000 | 7.73 | |||
| Total or average | 1,720,000 | 13,800,000 | 8.05 | |||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||
| TABLE 13�Continued | ||||||
| CRUSHED STONE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||||||
| IN 2006, BY USE1 | ||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Total or average." | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except unit value; may not add | ||||||
| to totals shown. | ||||||
| 2Includes building products, drain fields, and pipe bedding. | ||||||
| 3Reported and estimated production without a breakdown by end use. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program