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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF FLUORSPAR, BY COUNTRY AND CUSTOMS DISTRICT1� | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Country and customs district | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Containing more than 97% calcium fluoride (CaF2): | ||||||||
| China: | ||||||||
| Baltimore | -- | -- | 6 | $4 | ||||
| Houston, TX | 229,000 | $48,600 | 161,000 | 35,400 | ||||
| Laredo, TX | 2,670 | 601 | -- | -- | ||||
| New Orleans, LA | 188,000 | 39,900 | 199,000 | 44,500 | ||||
| Total | 420,000 | 89,200 | 359,000 | 79,900 | ||||
| France, Philadelphia, PA | 39 | 21 | -- | -- | ||||
| Germany, Savannah, GA | 19 | 9 | 17 | 13 | ||||
| Japan, Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 5 | 61 | 10 | ||||
| Mexico: | ||||||||
| Laredo, TX | 40,000 | 7,060 | 39,600 | 8,300 | ||||
| New Orleans, LA | 6,540 | 730 | 15,300 | 2,160 | ||||
| Total | 46,500 | 7,790 | 54,900 | 10,500 | ||||
| Mongolia: | ||||||||
| Houston, TX | 22,400 | 4,050 | 27,600 | 5,600 | ||||
| New Orleans, LA | 20,200 | 3,200 | 4,940 | 988 | ||||
| Total | 42,600 | 7,250 | 32,500 | 6,590 | ||||
| South Africa: | ||||||||
| Houston, TX | 15,000 | 3,270 | 23,500 | 4,910 | ||||
| New Orleans, LA | 62,000 | 10,800 | 19,800 | 4,180 | ||||
| Total | 77,000 | 14,100 | 43,300 | 9,090 | ||||
| United Kingdom: | ||||||||
| Houston, TX | 2 | 8 | 6 | 25 | ||||
| Los Angeles, CA | 147 | 18 | 345 | 41 | ||||
| Total | 149 | 26 | 351 | 66 | ||||
| Grand total | 586,000 | 118,000 | 490,000 | 106,000 | ||||
| Containing not more than 97% CaF2: | ||||||||
| Canada, Buffalo, NY | 75 | 29 | -- | -- | ||||
| Mexico: | ||||||||
| Charleston | -- | -- | 3,100 | 306 | ||||
| Laredo, TX | 931 | 99 | 1,640 | 175 | ||||
| New Orleans, LA | 42,500 | 3,920 | 57,500 | 5,810 | ||||
| Total | 43,400 | 4,020 | 62,200 | 6,290 | ||||
| Grand total | 43,500 | 4,050 | 62,200 | 6,290 | ||||
| Grand total, all grades | 629,000 | 122,000 | 553,000 | 112,000 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight values at U.S. ports. | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau; may be adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program