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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


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