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| TABLE 9 | ||||||
| CRUSHED STONE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||||||
| IN 2007, BY USE1 | ||||||
| Quantity | ||||||
| (thousand | Value | Unit | ||||
| Use | metric tons) | (thousands) | value | |||
| Construction: | ||||||
| Coarse aggregate (+1� inch): | ||||||
| Macadam | 3,910 | $27,900 | $7.12 | |||
| Riprap and jetty stone | 9,810 | 104,000 | 10.61 | |||
| Filter stone | 4,380 | 40,900 | 9.33 | |||
| Other coarse aggregate | 27,900 | 263,000 | 9.42 | |||
| Coarse aggregate, graded: | ||||||
| Concrete aggregate, coarse | 49,200 | 439,000 | 8.92 | |||
| Bituminous aggregate, coarse | 28,400 | 234,000 | 8.24 | |||
| Bituminous surface-treatment aggregate | 8,110 | 72,700 | 8.96 | |||
| Railroad ballast | 8,200 | 63,400 | 7.73 | |||
| Other graded coarse aggregate | 136,000 | 1,450,000 | 10.67 | |||
| Fine aggregate (- ⅜ inch): | ||||||
| Stone sand, concrete | 8,830 | 98,300 | 11.13 | |||
| Stone sand, bituminous mix or seal | 10,400 | 76,900 | 7.42 | |||
| Screening, undesignated | 13,700 | 100,000 | 7.34 | |||
| Other fine aggregate | 54,100 | 530,000 | 9.79 | |||
| Coarse and fine aggregates: | ||||||
| Graded road base or subbase | 99,100 | 640,000 | 6.47 | |||
| Unpaved road surfacing | 12,000 | 88,200 | 7.37 | |||
| Terrazzo and exposed aggregate | 847 | 11,600 | 13.65 | |||
| Crusher run or fill or waste | 26,200 | 160,000 | 6.10 | |||
| Roofing granules | 4,650 | 93,500 | 20.09 | |||
| Other coarse and fine aggregates | 135,000 | 1,150,000 | 8.51 | |||
| Other construction materials | 4,920 | 43,400 | 8.81 | |||
| Agricultural: | ||||||
| Agricultural limestone | 10,800 | 77,200 | 7.16 | |||
| Poultry grit and mineral food | 871 | 9,140 | 10.49 | |||
| Other agricultural uses | 1,130 | 31,100 | 27.55 | |||
| Chemical and metallurgical: | ||||||
| Cement manufacture | 89,600 | 533,000 | 5.95 | |||
| Lime manufacture | 15,600 | 143,000 | 9.17 | |||
| Dead-burned dolomite manufacture | W | W | W | |||
| Flux stone | 2,920 | 17,400 | 5.95 | |||
| Chemical stone | W | W | W | |||
| Glass manufacture | 392 | 3,540 | 9.04 | |||
| Sulfur oxide removal | 3,740 | 21,000 | 5.63 | |||
| Special: | ||||||
| Mine dusting or acid water treatment | 305 | 6,350 | 20.82 | |||
| Asphalt fillers or extenders | 1,100 | 14,400 | 13.15 | |||
| Whiting or whiting substitute | 220 | 5,410 | 24.59 | |||
| Other fillers or extenders | 3,890 | 87,100 | 22.37 | |||
| Other miscellaneous uses and specified uses not listed | 7,740 | 79,500 | 10.28 | |||
| Unspecified:2 | ||||||
| Reported | 493,000 | 4,420,000 | 8.96 | |||
| Estimated | 324,000 | 2,720,000 | 8.41 | |||
| Total or average | 1,600,000 | 13,900,000 | 8.66 | |||
| 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.�� | ||||||
| 2Reported and estimated production without a breakdown by end use. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program