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| TABLE 16 | ||||
| CRUSHED MARBLE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN | ||||
| THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, BY USE1 | ||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||
| Use | Quantity | Value | ||
| Construction: | ||||
| Coarse aggregate (+1� inch): | ||||
| Macadam | 28 | 204 | ||
| Riprap and jetty stone | W | W | ||
| Other coarse aggregate | 341 | 2,370 | ||
| Coarse aggregate, graded: | ||||
| Concrete aggregate, coarse | W | W | ||
| Bituminous aggregate, coarse | W | W | ||
| Bituminous surface-treatment aggregate | W | W | ||
| Other graded coarse aggregate | 333 | 3,700 | ||
| Fine aggregate (-3/8 inch): | ||||
| Stone sand, concrete | W | W | ||
| Stone sand, bituminous mix or seal | W | W | ||
| Screening, undesignated | W | W | ||
| Other fine aggregate | W | W | ||
| Coarse and fine aggregates: | ||||
| Graded road base or subbase | W | W | ||
| Terrazzo and exposed aggregate | 64 | 3,150 | ||
| Crusher run or fill or waste | W | W | ||
| Roofing granules | W | W | ||
| Other coarse and fine aggregates | 372 | 4,000 | ||
| Agricultural, other agricultural uses | W | W | ||
| Special, other fillers or extenders | W | W | ||
| Unspecified, estimated2 | 8,330 | 64,200 | ||
| Total | 11,800 | 116,000 | ||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Total." | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2Estimated production without a breakdown by end use. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program