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| �TABLE 7 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS1 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | Principal sources, 2007 | ||||||
| Magnesium chloride, anhydrous and other | 64,400 | $12,100 | 49,100 | $10,100 | Israel, 64%; Netherlands, 29%. | |||||
| Magnesium hydroxide and peroxide | 10,300 | 17,100 | 8,630 | 14,800 | Mexico, 32%; Israel, 28%; Austria, 16%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, natural epsom salts | 1,150 | 268 | 465 | 195 | China, 73%; India, 22%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, natural kieserite� | 8,920 | 373 | 5,830 | 334 | Germany, 100%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, other | 22,200 | 5,980 | 28,300 | 8,390 | Germany, 55%; Mexico, 18%; China, 17%. | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program