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| TABLE 11 | ||||||||
| DIMENSION SANDSTONE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Use | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Rough stone: | ||||||||
| Rough blocks for building and construction | 20,000 | $2,070 | 18,300 | $1,950 | ||||
| Irregular-shaped stone | 17,700 | 2,460 | 16,100 | 2,130 | ||||
| Other2 | 230 | 20 | 2,270 | 2,000 | ||||
| Dressed stone: | ||||||||
| Ashlars and partially squared pieces | 26,000 | 4,160 | 17,900 | 2,960 | ||||
| Slabs and blocks for building and construction | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Curbing | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Flagging | 122,000 | 9,940 | 111,000 | 9,770 | ||||
| Panels and veneer | 1,450 | 349 | W | W | ||||
| Other3 | 7,350 | 3,450 | 6,970 | 3,440 | ||||
| Total | 195,000 | 22,400 | 173,000 | 22,200 | ||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Dressed stone, other."�� | ||||||||
| 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