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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF LIME, BY TYPE1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||
| Type | (metric tons)2 | Value3 | (metric tons)2 | Value3 | |||||
| Calcined dolomite: | |||||||||
| Canada | 27,000 | $6,490,000 | 38,400 | $7,050,000 | |||||
| Germany | 16 | 3,840 | 264 | 56,200 | |||||
| Taiwan | -- | -- | 560 | 115,000 | |||||
| Other | 380 | r | 156,000 | r | 592 | 253,000 | |||
| Total | 27,400 | 6,650,000 | 39,800 | 7,480,000 | |||||
| Hydraulic lime: | |||||||||
| Bahamas, The | 76 | 13,100 | 327 | 53,900 | |||||
| Canada | 3,340 | 623,000 | 3,260 | 532,000 | |||||
| Taiwan | -- | -- | 154 | 27,800 | |||||
| Other | 235 | 191,000 | 402 | 118,000 | |||||
| Total | 3,650 | 827,000 | 4,140 | 732,000 | |||||
| Quicklime: | |||||||||
| Bahamas, The | 372 | 87,500 | 627 | 171,000 | |||||
| Canada | 83,000 | 7,200,000 | 58,400 | 7,520,000 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 80 | 22,800 | 138 | 41,100 | |||||
| Mexico | 8,710 | � | 1,010,000 | 1,380 | 163,000 | ||||
| Other | 134 | 26,600 | 63 | 124,000 | |||||
| Total | 92,300 | � | 8,350,000 | 60,600 | 8,020,000 | ||||
| Slaked lime, hydrate: | |||||||||
| Canada | 7,400 | 1,140,000 | 10,400 | 2,820,000 | |||||
| Mexico | 1,330 | 333,000 | 283 | 43,400 | |||||
| Philippines | 431 | 62,000 | 431 | 62,000 | |||||
| Other | 611 | 181,000 | � | 213 | 86,500 | ||||
| Total | 9,760 | 1,720,000 | 11,300 | 3,010,000 | |||||
| Grand total | 133,000 | 17,500,000 | 116,000 | 19,200,000 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||
| TABLE 6�Continued | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF LIME, BY TYPE1 | |||||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2To convert metric tons to short tons, multiply metric tons by 1.102. | |||||||||
| 3Declared free alongside ship valuation. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program