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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| LIME PRICES1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Dollars per | Dollars per | Dollars per | Dollars per | |||||||
| Type | metric ton | short ton2 | metric ton | short ton2 | ||||||
| Sold and used: | ||||||||||
| Quicklime | 72.10 | 65.50 | 78.10 | 70.80 | ||||||
| Hydrate | 91.10 | 82.70 | 98.30 | 89.20 | ||||||
| Dead-burned dolomite | 96.20 | 87.20 | 115.10 | 104.40 | ||||||
| Average all types | 75.00 | 68.00 | 81.20 | 73.70 | ||||||
| Sold: | ||||||||||
| High-calcium quicklime | 70.10 | 63.60 | 76.20 | 69.10 | ||||||
| Dolomitic quicklime | 74.80 | 67.90 | 82.60 | 75.00 | ||||||
| Average quicklime | 70.90 | 64.30 | 77.20 | 70.00 | ||||||
| High-calcium hydrate | 86.60 | 78.60 | 94.50 | 85.70 | ||||||
| Dolomitic hydrate | 112.20 | r | 101.80 | 120.50 | 109.30 | |||||
| Average hydrate | 91.10 | 82.70 | 98.30 | 89.20 | ||||||
| Dead-burned dolomite | 107.10 | 97.20 | 135.20 | 122.60 | ||||||
| Average all types | 74.00 | 67.10 | 80.50 | 73.00 | ||||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||
| 1Average value per ton, on a free on board plant basis, including cost of containers. | ||||||||||
| 2Conversions were made from unrounded metric ton values and may not be conversions | ||||||||||
| of the rounded values. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program