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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


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