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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| DIMENSION LIMESTONE 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 | 203,000 | $27,900 | 205,000 | $27,600 | ||||||||||||
| Irregular-shaped stone | 17,500 | 1,030 | 19,100 | 1,170 | ||||||||||||
| Monumental | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| Other2 | 7,710 | 1,650 | 7,640 | 685 | ||||||||||||
| Dressed stone: | ||||||||||||||||
| Ashlars and partially squared pieces | 99,600 | 17,600 | 110,000 | 17,800 | ||||||||||||
| Slabs and blocks for building and construction | 19,500 | 3,600 | 19,500 | 3,100 | ||||||||||||
| Flagging | 16,100 | 3,290 | 12,900 | 2,780 | ||||||||||||
| Other3 | 196,000 | 41,000 | 119,000 | 40,200 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 559,000 | 96,100 | 493,000 | 93,300 | ||||||||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Rough stone, other." | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes exports, uses not listed, and uses indicated by symbol W. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3Includes curbing limestone, panels and veneer, tile, uses not specified, and uses not listed. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program