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TABLE 18
CRUSHED SANDSTONE AND QUARTZITE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN
THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, BY USE1, 2
(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)
 
    Sandstone   Quartzite
Use   Quantity   Value   Quantity   Value
Construction:
Coarse aggregate (+1� inch):
Macadam W W 85 745
Riprap and jetty stone 413 3,210 77 975
Filter stone 81 735 W W
Other coarse aggregate 461 4,280 149 1,380
Coarse aggregate, graded:
Concrete aggregate, coarse 1,150 8,760 235 2,380
Bituminous aggregate, coarse 920 7,300 527 5,530
Bituminous surface-treatment aggregate 219 1,620 422 4,720
Railroad ballast 610 2,900 186 1,750
Other graded coarse aggregate 1,050 9,590 962 7,700
Fine aggregate (-3/8 inch):
Stone sand, concrete 629 3,830 18 166
Stone sand, bituminous mix or seal 1,060 8,680 227 1,590
Screening, undesignated 448 2,880 94 740
Other fine aggregate 768 7,310 888 7,880
Coarse and fine aggregates:
Graded road base or subbase 2,480 16,600 555 4,400
Unpaved road surfacing 50 460 W W
Terrazzo and exposed aggregate W W -- --
Crusher run or fill or waste 557 3,190 525 3,160
Other coarse and fine aggregates 3,400 23,100 522 3,330
Other construction materials W W W W
Agricultural:
Poultry grit and mineral food -- -- W W
Other agricultural uses W W -- --
Chemical and metallurgical:
Cement manufacture 250 977 59 491
Flux stone W W W W
Other miscellaneous uses:
Refractory stone (including ganister) 7 45 -- --
Porcelain, pottery, and tile W W -- --
Waste material W W -- --
Other specified uses not listed 21 155 W W
Unspecified:3
Reported 10,500 83,800 7,950 59,800
Estimated 16,200   123,000   1,510   10,400
Total   41,900   322,000   15,500   122,000
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


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