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| TABLE� 4 | ||||
| REPRESENTATIVE YEAREND GRAPHITE PRICES1 | ||||
| (Dollars per metric ton) | ||||
| �������������������������������� Type | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Crystalline large, 94% to 97% carbon, +80 mesh | 800-950 | 880-990 | ||
| Crystalline large, 90% carbon, +80 mesh | 570-655 | 570-655 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 94% to 97% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 730-810 | 800-900 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 90% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 440-495 | 440-495 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 85% to 87% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 420-475 | 420-475 | ||
| Crystalline fine, 94% to 97% carbon, +100 mesh | 600-750 | 650-800 | ||
| Crystalline fine, 90% carbon, -100 mesh� | 410-475 | 410-475 | ||
| Amorphous powder, 80% to 85% carbon | 240-260 | 240-260 | ||
| Synthetic 99.95% carbon2 | 3,000-10,000 | 3,500-12,500 | ||
| 1Prices are normally cost, insurance, and freight main European port. | ||||
| 2Swiss border for 2006 and European port for 2007. | ||||
| Sources: Industrial Minerals, no. 471, December 2006, p. 74; no. 483, December 2007, p. 76. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program