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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||
| DIMENSION GRANITE 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 | 46,900 | $10,400 | 59,100 | $10,000 | ||||
| Irregular-shaped stone | 1,870 | 316 | 4,340 | 974 | ||||
| Monumental | 86,800 | 16,500 | 89,400 | 18,600 | ||||
| Other2 | 51,200 | 17,700 | 98,800 | 18,100 | ||||
| Dressed stone: | ||||||||
| Ashlars and partially squared pieces | 1,580 | 1,420 | 2,710 | 1,280 | ||||
| Slabs and blocks for building and construction | 646 | 523 | 731 | 595 | ||||
| Monumental | 61,800 | 28,600 | 61,400 | 28,500 | ||||
| Curbing | 129,000 | 20,500 | 131,000 | 20,700 | ||||
| Other3 | 48,200 | 8,670 | 5,760 | 6,760 | ||||
| Total | 428,000 | 105,000 | 453,000 | 106,000 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes exports and uses not listed. | ||||||||
| 3Includes panels and veneer, tile, uses not specified, and uses not listed. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program