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TABLE 16
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF DIMENSION STONE, BY TYPE1
  � 2005   2006    
Value� Value� Major source
Type   Quantity�   (thousands)�   Quantity�   (thousands)�   for 20062
Calcareous stone, other3 metric tons � 34,700   $8,280   12,800   $6,270   Canada, 20%.
Marble and alabaster4 do. � 29,200   23,500   30,000   19,600   Italy, 23%.
Sandstone, cut, by sawing or otherwise5��� do. � 4,420   2,180   10,000   3,420   India, 42%.
Slate, roofing� million square feet � 13   7,970   14   10,800   Canada, 37%.
Slate, roughly trimmed or simply cut5 do. � 18,300   6,000   21,900   8,460   India, 43%.
Slate, worked and articles of slate, and other6 do. � NA   113,000   NA   122,000   China, 41%.
Travertine, monumental or building stone and articles thereof7 do. � 67,000   41,400   42,900   26,700   Turkey, 43%.
Travertine, worked monumental or building stone8 do. � 118,000   62,800   85,800   51,500   Turkey, 54%.
Other stone, monumental or building stone9� do. � 20,500   11,100   17,400   11,700   Mexico, 20%.
NA Not available.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. Table does not include totals shown on tables 14 and 15.
2By value.
3Simply cut with a flat surface, other than marble, travertine, and alabaster.
4Simply cut with a flat surface.
5Rectangular blocks or slabs.
6Other than roofing, including agglomerated slate.
7Simply cut with a flat surface, other than tiles and granules.
8Dressed or polished but not further worked.
9Simply cut with a flat surface, other than granite, calcareous stone, alabaster, slate, dolomite, quartzite, and steatite.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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