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| �TABLE 8 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | Principal sources, 2006 | ||||||
| Magnesium chloride, anhydrous and other | 72,900 | $15,100 | 64,400 | $12,100 | Israel, 71%; Netherlands, 15%; China, 12%. | |||||
| Magnesium hydroxide and peroxide | 6,240 | 12,100 | 10,300 | 17,100 | Israel, 31%; Japan, 24%; Austria, 16%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, natural epsom salts | 1,310 | 349 | 1,150 | 268 | India, 64%; Germany, 17%; China, 15%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, natural kieserite� | 13,900 | 1,030 | 8,920 | 373 | Germany, 100%. | |||||
| Magnesium sulfate, other | 24,500 | 6,140 | 22,200 | 5,980 | Germany, 63%; Canada, 21%; China, 11%. | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program