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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF MERCURY CHLORIDE1 BY COUNTRY2 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | ||||||||
| gross weight | Value | gross weight | Value | ||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Chile | 654 | $1,500 | 112 | $370 | |||||
| China | 1 | 20 | 1 | 25 | |||||
| India | 1 | 23 | r | 4 | 130 | ||||
| Spain | (3) | 7 | -- | -- | |||||
| Sweden | -- | -- | 1 | 20 | |||||
| Switzerland | -- | -- | (3) | 8 | |||||
| Total | 656 | 1,550 | r | 118 | 554 | ||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Calomel is a mercury-bearing byproduct generated from pollution control equipment | |||||||||
| using the Norzink process.� | |||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau.�� | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program