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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| DIMENSION LIMESTONE 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 | 172,000 | $24,600 | 203,000 | $27,900 | |||||||||||||
| Irregular-shaped stone | 11,500 | 1,000 | 17,500 | 1,030 | |||||||||||||
| Monumental | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| Other2 | 29,500 | r | 7,900 | r | 7,710 | 1,650 | |||||||||||
| Dressed stone: | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashlars and partially squared pieces | 52,300 | 12,000 | 99,600 | 17,600 | |||||||||||||
| Slabs and blocks for building and construction | 8,270 | 1,980 | 19,500 | 3,600 | |||||||||||||
| Flagging | 4,140 | 1,270 | 16,100 | 3,290 | |||||||||||||
| Other3 | 304,000 | r | 47,000 | r | 196,000 | 41,000 | |||||||||||
| Total | 581,000 | 95,800 | r | 559,000 | 96,100 | ||||||||||||
| rRevised. 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