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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS1 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| Material | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | Principal destinations, 2007 | |||||
| Magnesium chloride, anhydrous and other | 7,650 | $5,470 | 7,690 | $5,480 | Canada, 86%. | |||||
| Magnesium hydroxide and peroxide | 14,200 | 12,000 | 15,200 | 11,800 | Canada, 55%; United Kingdom, 13%; Mexico, 11%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, natural kieserite and epsom salts | 303 | 208 | 733 | 474 | Canada, 86%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, other | 9,600 | 4,260 | 10,500 | 5,100 | Canada, 85%; Saudi Arabia, 10%. | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program