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| TABLE 11 | ||||||||
| DIMENSION SANDSTONE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Use | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Rough stone: | ||||||||
| Rough blocks for building and construction | 29,400 | $2,350 | 20,000 | $2,070 | ||||
| Irregular-shaped stone | 16,300 | 2,780 | 17,700 | 2,460 | ||||
| Other2 | 2,270 | 2,000 | 230 | 20 | ||||
| Dressed stone: | ||||||||
| Ashlars and partially squared pieces | 15,500 | 2,950 | 26,000 | 4,160 | ||||
| Slabs and blocks for building and construction | 2,490 | 746 | W | W | ||||
| Curbing | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Flagging | 121,000 | 9,750 | 122,000 | 9,940 | ||||
| Panels and veneer | 1,360 | 340 | 1,450 | 349 | ||||
| Other3 | 3,910 | 3,400 | 7,350 | 3,450 | ||||
| Total | 192,000 | 24,300 | 195,000 | 22,400 | ||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Dressed stone, other."� -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes flagging stone and uses not listed. | ||||||||
| 3Includes tile, curbing, exports, uses not specified, uses not listed, and uses indicated by symbol W. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program