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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| Material | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | Principal destinations, 2006 | |||||
| Magnesium chloride, anhydrous and other | 6,060 | $3,750 | 7,650 | $5,470 | Canada, 80%. | |||||
| Magnesium hydroxide and peroxide | 13,500 | 11,100 | 14,200 | 12,000 | Canada, 58%; United Kingdom, 14%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, natural kieserite and epsom salts | 2,780 | 483 | 303 | 208 | Canada, 74%; Honduras, 21%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, other | 10,300 | 4,190 | 9,600 | 4,260 | Canada, 86%. | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program