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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||
| DIMENSION MARBLE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1, 2 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantityr | Value� | Quantity | Value� | |||||
| Use | (metric tons) | (thousands)� | (metric tons) | (thousands)� | ||||
| Rough stone: | ||||||||
| Rough blocks for building and construction | 24,000 | $6,910 | 18,800 | $4,710 | ||||
| Other3 | 45,300 | 9,040 | 11,700 | 3,720 | ||||
| Dressed stone: | ||||||||
| Slabs and blocks for building and construction | W� | W� | W� | W� | ||||
| Monumental | W� | W� | W� | W� | ||||
| Flagging | W� | W� | W� | W� | ||||
| Tile | W� | W� | W� | W� | ||||
| Other4 | 2,980 | 2,960 | 15,900 | 9,620 | ||||
| Total | 72,300 | 18,900 | 46,400 | 18,100 | ||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Dressed stone, other." | ||||||||
| 1Includes Puerto Rico. | ||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 3Includes monumental stone, uses not specified, and uses not listed. | ||||||||
| 4Includes slabs and blocks, flagging, monumental, panels and veneer, ashlars and partially squared pieces, tile, | ||||||||
| uses not listed, and uses indicated by symbol W. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program