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| TABLE 17 | ||||||||
| CRUSHED GRANITE AND TRAPROCK SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE | ||||||||
| UNITED STATES IN 2006, BY USE1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| Granite | Traprock | |||||||
| Use | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||
| Construction: | ||||||||
| Coarse aggregate (+1� inch): | ||||||||
| Macadam | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Riprap and jetty stone | 1,130 | 14,800 | 478 | 8,390 | ||||
| Filter stone | 1,250 | 13,300 | 333 | 3,740 | ||||
| Other coarse aggregate | 3,310 | 46,900 | 3,470 | 31,600 | ||||
| Coarse aggregate, graded: | ||||||||
| Concrete aggregate, coarse | 6,100 | 60,100 | 3,460 | 34,800 | ||||
| Bituminous aggregate, coarse | 3,560 | 30,500 | 3,000 | 26,700 | ||||
| Bituminous surface-treatment aggregate | 636 | 6,390 | 372 | 2,820 | ||||
| Railroad ballast | 4,100 | 35,900 | 2,300 | 15,200 | ||||
| Other graded coarse aggregate | 33,600 | 397,000 | 6,090 | 65,000 | ||||
| Fine aggregate (- ⅜ inch): | ||||||||
| Stone sand, concrete | 1,480 | 11,400 | 552 | 11,000 | ||||
| Stone sand, bituminous mix or seal | 1,410 | 7,950 | 1,340 | 12,400 | ||||
| Screening, undesignated | 1,890 | 17,700 | 4,050 | 27,100 | ||||
| Other fine aggregate | 14,400 | 124,000 | 1,820 | 19,400 | ||||
| Coarse and fine aggregates: | ||||||||
| Graded road base or subbase | 6,090 | 54,600 | 10,600 | 90,400 | ||||
| Unpaved road surfacing | 72 | 290 | 1,940 | 14,100 | ||||
| Terrazzo and exposed aggregate | 405 | 7,060 | W | W | ||||
| Crusher run or fill or waste | 3,580 | 26,200 | 1,570 | 11,600 | ||||
| Roofing granules | 509 | 69,300 | W | W | ||||
| Other coarse and fine aggregates | 32,700 | 280,000 | 30,300 | 216,000 | ||||
| Other construction materials2 | 103 | 732 | 499 | 7,510 | ||||
| Agricultural, other agricultural uses | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Special: | ||||||||
| Asphalt fillers or extenders | W | W | 29 | 175 | ||||
| Other fillers or extenders | -- | -- | W | W | ||||
| Other miscellaneous uses: | ||||||||
| Lightweight aggregate (slate) | -- | -- | W | W | ||||
| Other specified uses not listed | 167 | 1,650 | 77 | 519 | ||||
| Unspecified:3 | ||||||||
| Reported | 112,000 | 1,040,000 | 50,500 | 478,000 | ||||
| Estimated | 39,800 | 346,000 | 24,900 | 237,000 | ||||
| Total | 268,000 | 2,590,000 | 148,000 | 1,320,000 | ||||
| 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 drain fields. | ||||||||
| 3Reported and estimated production without a breakdown by end use. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program